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Editorial policy

Updated Sep 1, 2026

This page describes the standards every article on GTAViceNews is held to, and the mechanisms that enforce them.

Sourcing

No article publishes without at least one source. This is a hard constraint in the publishing system, not a guideline — an article that reaches the final gate with no source chain is rejected regardless of how good it looks.

Sources are ranked. Official channels — Rockstar Games, Take-Two, and the platform holders — carry the most weight. Established games publications are next. Community sources may raise our attention to a story but cannot, on their own, make a claim into a fact.

Certainty labels

Every article carries a label reflecting what is actually established:

  • Confirmed — stated by an official source.
  • Reported — carried by trusted outlets, not officially confirmed.
  • Unconfirmed — a single source, uncorroborated.
  • Analysis — our reading of the available information, not a report of fact.

These are derived from who is carrying the story, not from how significant it would be if true.

Fact-checking

Before publication, the claims in an article are verified against the source text they cite. A claim the source does not support is removed. Where too many claims fail, the article is held rather than published.

Corrections and updates

When new information changes a story, we update the existing article rather than publishing a second one. Updated articles show the date they were last changed, and previous versions are retained internally.

If you believe something on this site is wrong, write to editorial@gtavicenews.com. See our corrections page.

AI disclosure

Articles on this site are produced by automated systems under human editorial ownership. We consider this a matter of reader trust rather than compliance: the byline names the newsroom, the sources are published with every article, and this policy describes the process.

Advertising

The site carries advertising. Advertisers have no input into editorial content, no advance sight of articles, and no ability to influence how a product or company is covered.