How DCAP handles evidence.

1. Separate source types.

Primary records, official government pages, reporting and community claims are not treated as interchangeable.

2. Date the claim.

A planning status or agenda check is true only for the date reviewed. DCAP re-checks fast-moving items before publication.

3. Keep jurisdictions separate.

Brighton, Lochbuie, Weld County, Colorado and the federal government have different authorities.

4. Do not infer motive.

A vote, meeting, economic-development relationship or overlapping role can be documented without asserting why a person acted.

5. Questions remain questions.

DCAP does not turn missing evidence into a factual allegation.