If a conflict map has no timestamp, it is not reporting yet.

Our job is to separate verified movement from viral framing before you form an opinion.

Concrete newsroom situation: two viral posts used the same city map 48 hours apart and both called it “live.” People argued politics while comparing different moments. We treat that as a source failure first, not a debate win. Read our timeline-first method before trusting a map thread.

What hits the timeline first

Sanctions hit civilians and elites differently—both deserve separate sentences.

What should arrive with it (evidence)

Front lines move; maps on social media often don’t.

Known unknowns

Confusing moral stance with factual certainty.

Frontline vs feed

The line moves faster than your scroll—without date and source, a map is mood, not fact.

Evidence is often ugly: contradictory, patchy—still, it’s the only thing that counts.