Trust
Editorial Standards
How MTW reports, verifies, reviews, labels, updates and corrects its work so readers can see the basis for our advice.
Accuracy and evidence
Every article should be grounded in evidence readers can understand: official announcements, product documentation, regulator guidance, network information, direct testing, market checks or clearly labelled analysis.
MTW can have a clear view, but that view must explain why it is useful to readers. We do not publish a source rewrite and call it advice.
Testing and hands-on claims
When MTW says we tested, used, trialled or reviewed a product or service, that claim must be true. If an article is based on published specifications, official guidance, market checks or desk analysis, it must be described that way.
Sourcing, media and copyright
We credit official images, videos and source material where appropriate. We use manufacturer, network, regulator, event or licensed assets and avoid scraping editorial photography from competing publications.
Videos should come from official or high-confidence embeddable sources. A wrong or generic video is worse than no video.
Corrections and independence
When we identify a material factual error, we correct it. Advertisers do not decide what we cover, how we write it, or what we recommend.