Send Us a Tip

We rely on people who know something telling us about it. If you have information you think we should look into, this page explains how to reach us and what happens next.

What makes a useful tip

• What happened, when, and who was involved.
• How you know — what you saw, or what document you have seen.
• Anything that would let us verify it independently: a filing, a date, a proceeding, a name we can approach.
• Whether anyone else is already reporting it.

We cannot publish an allegation because it was made to us. We publish what we can establish. The most useful tip is therefore the one that points us at where the evidence sits.

If you need to protect yourself

Do not use a work computer, a work phone or a work email account to contact us. Employers can and do review those systems, and that is the most common way a source is identified.

Use a personal device on a network that is not your employer's. If your position is sensitive, consider contacting us before sending anything, so we can agree a safer channel first.

Confidentiality

If we agree to protect your identity, we protect it. An editor will know who you are; that is how we assure readers a source is real. We will tell you plainly at the outset if we cannot offer the protection you need, rather than discovering it later.

What happens next

We read everything. We cannot reply to everything, and no reply does not mean the tip was not useful — some take months to stand up, and some inform reporting that never names their origin. If we intend to publish something about you or your organization, we will put it to you before we do.