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Corrections, Verification & Audit Log

Every report on sitmap.live carries a verification state, and states change. This page shows what we got wrong or could not stand behind, how well sourced recent events are, and each change of state as it happened.

Unofficial · verify before acting
CorrectionsWhat is marked disputed or debunked, and what was withdrawn VerificationHow well sourced the last 30 days of events are, and whether early reports held up Audit logEach recent change of an event's state, as it happened

This event

Missiles reportedly launched toward Strait of Hormuz amid explosions in southern Iran is now Disputed. Changed 2 times.

  1. First rated Unverified
  2. Unverified to Single source
  3. Single source to Disputed

Verification describes the available evidence, not certainty that an event occurred. A change of state is a new rating on newer reports or rules, not a retraction.

Marked disputed or debunked

Sources contradict each other (disputed): these reports stay on the map and in this list, for the record. A report judged false or misattributed (debunked) is taken off the map (the filter “Show debunked and hidden” brings it back) and is not listed or repeated here, so that its false claim does not spread; how many there were is under Verification, below.

Verification, last 30 days

10071settled incidents
255still settling (under 12 h)
214disputed now
0debunked, still shown
0debunked and taken down
425withdrawn (the debunked included)

Incidents by verification state. An attack and the reports of its aftermath (casualties, damage, closures) linked to it are one incident, counted at the attack's state: 140 such reports are not counted again. Incidents reported in the last 12 hours are left out of the chart: corroboration takes hours, so a fresh report is unverified for want of time, not for want of sources. This says how well sourced they are, not how true: a single-source report is not a false one.

Confirmed2332%
Corroborated8659%
Single source513151%
Unverified362836%
Disputed2142%
Debunked00%

The chart counts incidents still on the map. A debunked report is taken off the map when it is judged false, so its bar counts only one that is still shown, and reads 0 even when some were debunked. No report was debunked and taken down in these 30 days. A report is debunked only when the review can point to what a claim itself says or shows (for example recycled footage, a retraction, or an impossible place or time); a doubt that cites no claim is shown as a warning, not a debunk, so debunks are rare.

Not counted: 1579 leads (aggregator reposts that name no source).

Withdrawn events (merged away, found out of scope, removed by review, or debunked) are not listed. When an event we posted on X is later disputed, debunked or withdrawn, the post gets a reply saying so.

Do early reports hold up?

Every event on the map starts as one report. These are all 4940 events first reported since 2026-10-26 (leaving out the last 12 hours, too recent to judge), by where each stands now.

681corroborated or confirmed
16rated up with no new source
64disputed or debunked
233withdrawn
2616single source
1330unverified

681 (14%) were corroborated by an independent source or confirmed, a median of 3 hours after the first report. 16 (0%) reached corroborated or confirmed only when the same reports were rated again (changed rules or ratings, or a new review), with no new source: they are not counted as having held up. 64 (1%) were contradicted: marked disputed or debunked. 233 (5%) were withdrawn as out of scope or on review. 2616 (53%) rest on one credible source, and 1330 (27%) on no credible source: anonymous or partisan channels only, however many. Neither group has been confirmed or contradicted, which does not make them wrong.

Not counted: 845 leads, reposts by aggregator channels that name no source. Nothing in them can be checked, so they are not events until a report with a source of its own joins them.

Audit log

The newest changes of state the site has recorded, newest first, in UTC, each with why it changed. Events withdrawn from the site are not named. Recording of state changes began 2026-10-26 19:13 UTC; earlier changes were not recorded.

Since 2026-10-26: 929 moves up to corroborated or confirmed on new reports or evidence; besides, 109 reclassified by changes to the rules, ratings or settings (changes to the rules); 20 by the automated review or on review; 13 re-ratings of the same reports whose cause was not recorded. 201 moves down a level.

  1. IRGC Navy says two tankers exploded after striking mines in Strait of HormuzUnverified to Single sourcenew report
  2. US Central Command says it disabled a vessel trying to breach blockade in Gulf of OmanCorroborated to Single sourcenew report
  3. Israeli aircraft reportedly strike east of Al-Bureij camp in central GazaUnverified to Single sourcenew report
  4. Shelter shortages and entry limits reported for Gaza families ahead of winterSingle source to Corroboratednew report
  5. Armenian Security Council secretary says Armenia will take no action against Iran over TRIPP corridorUnverified to Single sourcenew report
  6. IRGC Navy projectile reportedly hit a vessel in the Strait of HormuzSingle source to Corroboratednew report
  7. US Central Command says it disabled a vessel trying to breach blockade in Gulf of OmanSingle source to Corroboratednew report
  8. Iranian media report sounds of warplanes over Bandar Abbas, IranSingle source to Corroboratednew report
  9. Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada says it rejects inaccurate statements by Iraq's foreign ministerUnverified to Single sourcenew report
  10. Explosions heard on Qeshm Island, Iran; cause disputedCorroborated to Disputednew report

Changes to the rules

When the rules that set a state change, stored events are rated again on the same reports. Those moves are reclassifications, not new evidence: they are counted apart above and listed here.

  1. party rule. A party's statement about its own strikes, its interceptions or the enemy's losses no longer confirms an event; a neutral body, an authority's own record or an admission against interest still does.0 up, 61 downD32
  2. strong-origin corroboration. An established or stronger origin plus any second independent one corroborates (before, the weights had to add up to 1.2); the stored weak events with two or more origins were rated again.106 up, 0 down5a3a285 strong-origin corroboration + reverify:multi

Air-traffic signals withdrawn or lowered

Drops in air traffic are machine-detected from ADS-B counts. When a signal turns out to rest on poor receiver coverage, or is rated higher than its evidence allows, it is withdrawn or its confidence lowered, and the change is listed here.

  1. IL airspace, drop detected 2026-11-06 22:35 UTCConfidence medium to lowthe usual hour here is too thin (median 16, lowest 4 aircraft entering) for more than low confidence
  2. IL airspace, drop detected 2026-11-06 20:05 UTCConfidence medium to lowthe usual hour here is too thin (median 17, lowest 3 aircraft entering) for more than low confidence
  3. KW airspace, drop detected 2026-11-02 22:35 UTCConfidence high to mediumthe usual hour here holds too few aircraft (median 19, lowest 14) for high confidence
  4. KW airspace, drop detected 2026-11-02 22:35 UTCConfidence high to mediumthe usual hour here holds too few aircraft (median 29, lowest 8) for high confidence
  5. KW airspace, drop detected 2026-10-31 20:24 UTCConfidence medium to lowthe usual hour here is too thin (median 12, lowest 4 aircraft entering) for more than low confidence
  6. QA airspace, drop detected 2026-10-30 09:57 UTCConfidence high to mediumno airspace closure notice in force covers it, and a fall in the aircraft counted entering a FIR is never high confidence alone
  7. IQ airspace, drop detected 2026-10-30 12:36 UTCWithdrawnour receivers' coverage of the Baghdad FIR (ORBB) is thin: 69% of the polls over the 7 days before saw no aircraft inside it. A fall in the aircraft counted there is not evidence of a closure

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