Source transparency

How we verify GTA VI

Every pre-release record is built around information we can trace back to a visible source. Missing details stay missing until they can be verified instead of being filled with guesses.

See the results of that process in the Official Change & Evidence Ledger →, with dated editorial changes, direct evidence and affected guides.

Read our Editorial Policy for sourcing and testing standards, or see Corrections to flag an error.

Evidence hierarchy

Where a confirmed claim comes from

Direct Rockstar / Take-Two material. First-party pages, Newswire announcements and Rockstar Support establish the exact claims they publish.
Relevant official supporting sources. PlayStation and Xbox may establish exact platform-specific facts. An official rating authority such as ESRB establishes its own rating and labels; those labels do not prove gameplay or monetisation systems.
Direct Rockstar developer interviews published by reputable outlets. Only directly reviewed interview coverage supports the claims attributed to it. Our weather and wildlife guides label Game Informer's developer interview coverage explicitly. It is not first-party Rockstar material or a Newswire announcement, and does not enter Latest Official Updates.
GuideStacker first-hand testing after launch, where applicable. Tested claims need platform/build context, a method, an actual testing date and traceable evidence.

Unknown stays unknown. Rumours, leaks, fan claims, retailer metadata, secondary reporting and summaries of summaries cannot establish confirmed facts. This hierarchy does not broadly approve any third-party domain.

Published records47Across the populated databases

Source citations9430 unique source pages

Records with sources100%47 of 47 records

Official Rockstar citations73Current citation count

Coverage

Database verification status

A claim should lead somewhere

Source links are shown on guide pages so readers can inspect the material behind the record instead of having to take the site at its word.

02 · Conservative

Unknown is better than invented

Prices, stats, mission requirements, spawn locations and other details remain explicitly unconfirmed until a reliable source supports them.

03 · Connected

Relationships are checked too

Character, location, vehicle and guide relationships are audited so a reference link cannot quietly point to a record that does not exist.

Source library

Official pages currently in use

Duplicate citations are collapsed into one source entry here.