Sources and methods

The news content on thestandingarmy is aggregated from a defined set of published feeds and indexes of established news publications. These sources are selected for their consistent coverage of the armed forces, equipment programmes, and the military's role in the state. Each aggregated story is processed using automated assistance to extract its core factual claims. It is then rewritten into a concise, neutral summary and always credited to the original publication from which it was sourced.

When a factual assertion appears in only a single publication, it is treated as an unverified claim. Such information is not presented as established fact within news summaries. Instead, it may be included with a clear attribution to that single source, signalling to the reader that it lacks independent confirmation. This practice maintains a high threshold for factual reporting across the site.

The reference pages, such as those for a specific armed force or equipment programme, are constructed differently from news. They are built from stable, verified facts that form a consolidated record. Each reference page features a structured facts table and is accompanied by a credited photograph. The information in these pages is drawn from official documentation, budgetary reports, and widely acknowledged data, avoiding transient or contested details.

All content on thestandingarmy is subject to scheduled review. News coverage is refreshed continuously as new information is aggregated from the source feeds. The reference pages are refreshed on a periodic cycle to incorporate substantive updates to the factual record, such as the commissioning of new equipment or changes in institutional structure. This ensures both the timeliness of the news and the reliability of the reference material for the site's primary audience in Latin America.