How we verify
Every company gets a full research pass
Before a page gives a verdict, we check four source types: (1) news coverage and official company statements; (2) nonprofit tax filings — corporate foundations must publicly itemize grants on IRS Form 990, which we access via ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer; (3) SEC filings, searched full-text since 2001; (4) US federal election records via the FEC. We cross-check viral claims against independent fact-checkers such as Snopes, and against the BDS movement's own lists in both directions — presence there is a lead, absence is corroboration.
A yes needs proof — and so does a no
A company is listed as supporting Israel only when we can link every claim to a working source: a filing, an announcement, or reporting by a reliable outlet. When we find nothing, the page shows a dated log of what we checked, so a "no records found" is itself verifiable. We never publish a claim we cannot cite.
Precise attribution
A corporation, its charitable foundation, its employees, its executives personally, and its local franchisees are different actors — and we label which one acted. A franchisee giving free meals is not the parent corporation donating; an executive's personal award is not a corporate position. Many viral claims fail exactly this test, and our entries say so.
Pledged vs. paid, ongoing vs. ended
Press releases announce pledges; tax filings confirm payment one to two years later. Sponsorships and contracts end. Entries carry dates, and where a relationship has ended, the entry says so.
Corrections
If we got something wrong, we want to know. See our corrections policy — fixes are made promptly and date-stamped.