Documentary Evidence Desk / field notesFree worksheet · no account

A source link is only
the beginning.

Before a claim reaches your script, keep the exact passage, the quantity's scope and the unanswered question beside it. Try it with one claim below.

This is a free, single-claim companion worksheet. It illustrates a recording method; it does not verify facts.

01 / Record the evidence

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02 / Make the handoff

Fill in a claim, then build the handoff. Missing details will appear here.
The strongest-looking number can still tell the wrong story.

“12 boxes delivered” is a different claim from “12 boxes sold.” Keep that distinction in the record your editor receives.

Completeness is not correctness. You still need to inspect the source and decide what it supports. Archive reuse permission is a separate question.

Need to organise a whole project?

Keep the claims connected.

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