Fact-Checking Policy

Every Dubai Times article must be checkable. Names, dates, places, numbers and quotes are verified before publication.

Core checks

Reporters and editors check spelling of names, official titles, dates, legal references, prices, statistics, locations, opening hours and quoted words. We prefer primary documents and direct confirmations wherever possible.

Multiple-source confirmation

Claims of consequence are confirmed through more than one reliable source unless the claim comes from an authoritative primary record. When one source is used, the article must make that clear.

Social media and screenshots

Social posts are checked for account authenticity, date, context and whether the post has been edited or deleted. Screenshots are not treated as proof on their own.

Archived and removed pages

For legacy UAE media material, we check archive timestamps, page titles, snippets, visible footers, linked pages and external references. We do not treat a single broken URL as a complete record.

Reader corrections

Readers can send factual concerns to the editorial contact listed on our contact page. We review the claim, compare it with the published article and update the story when the correction is justified.

Fact-check and feedback contact: info@dubaitimes.org.