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Methodology
How the reporting was assembled.
Each finding is tied to a reviewable source, placed in its surrounding context, and written at the level of certainty the record permits. Material unrelated to authority, disclosure, or Ubiquiti is excluded.
Methodology version 1.0 · August 28, 2026
01Use reviewable sources
The evidence comes from public profiles, posts, platform interfaces, search results, and screenshots supplied for editorial review. Private records, private contact information, family information, and precise location data fall outside the reporting question and are not collected for publication.
02Preserve changing material
Posts, profile text, role labels, and search results can change or disappear. Each retained file is served without editorial alteration, assigned a source ID, and given a SHA-256 checksum when the original file is available. A checksum can detect a later file change; it cannot establish that the original screen was truthful.
03Distinguish the source types
A first-party profile, a search snippet, a community screenshot, and an archived page do not carry equal weight. Historical indexing is described as historical indexing, and a supplied screenshot is identified as a supplied screenshot. Neither is silently promoted into current first-party confirmation.
04Limit personal information
Only public-facing identity and professional details that bear on moderation, disclosure, or Ubiquiti appear in the archive. Unrelated profile material is omitted even when it can be found publicly, because availability and relevance are different editorial tests.
05Attribute the action shown
A platform notice saying that a moderator removed a post supports attribution to the moderation team. Naming the individual who used the control requires a source that identifies that person. Employment supplies a material relationship for analysis, but does not by itself establish an instruction from the employer.
06Leave a path for verification
Evidence pages include source URLs and archive links when they are available, alongside original-resolution local captures and structured JSON records. Missing files or links are labeled. The archive does not fill a gap with a guessed date, speaker, motive, or source.
Classification standard
DocumentedDirectly shown. A primary or public source visibly establishes the stated fact.
CorroboratedRepeated independently. Multiple public sources support the same relationship or event.
InferenceSuggested, not proven. Evidence points toward a conclusion that the source does not directly establish.
Not establishedInsufficient record. The claim remains unresolved, including when a described source is missing.
Limits of the file
Public profiles change, search indexes can remain stale, and screenshots may omit material above or below the captured frame. Usernames can be reused, imitated, or operated by more than one person. A professional affiliation establishes a relationship relevant to disclosure; without additional evidence, it cannot establish the employer’s knowledge or direction of outside activity. Those constraints appear beside the findings they qualify so that uncertainty is visible where readers encounter the claim.
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