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 actingMarked 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.
- Katz calls reports of PM-IDF chief clash over Iran baselessDisputedFirst reported 2026-10-25 21:54 UTCChanged 2026-10-26 09:45 UTC
- Channel 13 reports Netanyahu sought Iran strike before elections; Netanyahu calls it nonsenseDisputedFirst reported 2026-10-25 19:42 UTCChanged 2026-10-26 06:44 UTC
- Saudi Arabia reports missile shrapnel in Mecca and Medina regions; Houthis deny targeting holy citiesDisputedMadinahFirst reported 2026-10-25 12:29 UTCChanged 2026-10-25 15:10 UTC
- Saudi Arabia says it intercepted Houthi missiles near Mecca and Medina; Houthis denyDisputedMakkahFirst reported 2026-10-25 06:40 UTCChanged 2026-10-25 11:58 UTC
- Saudi Arabia says it intercepted two Houthi missiles; debris reported in Jeddah, Mecca, MedinaDisputedMeccaFirst reported 2026-10-24 17:01 UTCChanged 2026-10-25 05:21 UTC
- IRGC Navy says two supertankers hit mines in southern Strait of HormuzDisputedStrait of HormuzFirst reported 2026-10-23 18:31 UTCChanged 2026-10-23 23:55 UTC
- Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted a ballistic missile fired at Khamis MushaitDisputedKhamis MushaitFirst reported 2026-10-23 12:02 UTCChanged 2026-10-23 15:43 UTC
- Iran says seven tankers were set on fire or damaged in the Strait of HormuzDisputedStrait of HormuzFirst reported 2026-10-22 06:27 UTCChanged 2026-10-23 00:25 UTC
- Drone attack on Shaybah oilfield in Saudi Arabia; Saudi says intercepted, Houthis say it struckDisputedShaybah oil fieldFirst reported 2026-10-21 19:00 UTCChanged 2026-10-22 18:37 UTC
- UAE-owned container ship reported sunk in Strait of Hormuz after suspected projectile hitDisputedStrait of HormuzFirst reported 2026-10-21 19:02 UTCChanged 2026-10-22 18:25 UTC
Verification, last 30 days
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: 135 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.
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: 1491 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 4449 events first reported since 2026-10-26 (leaving out the last 12 hours, too recent to judge), by where each stands now.
598 (13%) 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. 52 (1%) were contradicted: marked disputed or debunked. 215 (5%) were withdrawn as out of scope or on review. 2342 (53%) rest on one credible source, and 1226 (28%) 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: 764 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: 821 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); 19 by the automated review or on review; 13 re-ratings of the same reports whose cause was not recorded. 183 moves down a level.
- UAE-owned cargo ship Cape Dao reportedly struck in Strait of HormuzSingle source to Corroboratednew report
- Iranian Navy says tanker struck mines and caught fire east of Strait of HormuzDisputed to Single sourcenew report
- A withdrawn eventDebunked to Single sourcecause not recorded
- A withdrawn eventWithdrawn from the sitenew report
- Fight reported at a Rahat polling station during Knesset votingUnverified to Unverifiednew report
- Iran's acting oil minister says US Treasury Secretary should worry about fuel prices at homeUnverified to Unverifiednew report
- Gunmen reportedly open fire during funeral at church in Hamoud, Karak, JordanSingle source to Confirmednew report
- Saudi Arabia says it intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles fired at RiyadhConfirmed to Disputednew report
- Two men charged in UK over alleged plot to assist Iran at RAF FairfordConfirmed to Single sourcenew report
- Saudi Arabia says it intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles fired at RiyadhDisputed to Confirmednew 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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