Editorial charter

These are the rules we follow for everything published on Bunker Geek.

Three formats

A quick news item takes 20 to 30 seconds to read: what happened, the dates and what comes next, in a few lines. An article traces a story back to its source and explains it in a few minutes. A feature is longer (3 to 5 minutes) and takes a step back: history, figures compared, what the different parties say, what remains unknown. It draws on more sources, at least five. In every case the analysis stays factual and sourced: we explain, we do not take sides.

At least three sources

Every piece, quick news included, relies on at least three reliable, verifiable sources, all listed at the end with a link; a feature cites at least five. Whenever possible we go back to where the information originated (official press release, conference, press page, scientific paper), which is then cited at the top of the page. At least half of our sources are in French: official French sites, reference databases (AlloCiné for films and series) and established French media. When that is not possible, for instance for a recent study with no coverage in France, we say so on the review sheet and the original source is still cited. Titles and dates of works are those of their French release, with the original title in brackets, and every release or product carries an “In France” line.

Written with AI, reviewed by a human

Our pieces are written with the help of artificial intelligence, Claude, by Anthropic: it looks for sources, cross-checks them and drafts a text. A human archivist then checks the facts, corrects and approves each piece. Every page says so at the bottom.

Three languages

Every piece is written in French, then translated into English and Swedish with the help of AI, without adding or removing anything. If the versions differ, the French one prevails. Use the selector in the header to switch language; on the home page, a banner suggests your browser's language on your first visit.

Confirmed, and the rest

What is officially confirmed is kept apart from what is not. Information that is likely but unconfirmed goes in an “Unconfirmed” box, and we reclassify it as soon as an official announcement comes out. The “Verified” stamp marks a piece that has been reviewed and approved by a human and is backed by at least one primary source (press release, official page, scientific paper). Without both, there is no stamp.

A consistent structure

An article always follows the same plan: The facts, then The context, then Why it matters, and finally an Archive note summing up the essentials in three points. A feature opens with The facts, develops its analysis under headings specific to the subject, flags What remains to be confirmed and ends with Why it matters.

Subcategories

Every piece carries one or more subcategories (a franchise, a platform, a field of research…) that let you filter the archive.

Headlines that inform

Our headlines say what happened, with no superlatives and no artificial suspense. The touch of humour, if there is one, is in the standfirst, and never at the expense of a fact.

Spoilers

Any passage that gives away a plot is preceded by a “Spoiler” stamp.

Corrections

If a mistake slips through, we correct it in the piece concerned, with a banner at the top saying what we wrote and what is correct. Every correction is listed on the Corrections page. Spotted a mistake? Report it: we correct in public.

What we do not cover

Bunker Geek does not cover health or medicine, even when the subject touches on science.