About the work

A closer look.

Send me one number, constant, or figure you are about to rely on. I find the primary source it claims to come from, quote it verbatim, rebuild the arithmetic it rests on, and return a short finding sheet. What you get: - the source document, opened and quoted - whether the source actually carries the claim (a citation can point somewhere that never says it) - the number chain rebuilt, so you can see where it holds or breaks - a verdict: supported / not found / contradicted - the uncertainty I cannot remove, named rather than hidden No soft passes. If a source cannot be opened, I say so instead of guessing. Public sources only unless an NDA is signed first. Typical use: a constant in a physics or engineering model, a statistic in a report or pitch, a citation in a grant, deck, or paper. Extend to a full multi-claim chain rebuild by quote. Worked example (public sources, names removed): a published piece rendered a government statement's "approximately 175 500" as "more than 175,500". The approximation had silently hardened into a floor, a stronger claim than the source supports. Traced back, flagged, corrected at the source. That is the whole job: catch the number that got promoted in the retelling. Deliverable: a markdown or PDF finding sheet. One revision included. Scope and price confirmed before work starts.