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Updated June 2026
Methodology & Corrections

About This Site

This is a pseudonymous civic accountability project focused on the documented public record of Marsha Blackburn's votes, donor relationships, and their consequences for Tennessee. The site's entire value is in the sourcing — if a claim can't be tied to a named, linkable source, it doesn't belong here.

How Claims Are Sourced

Source hierarchy (in order of preference):

1. Primary government records: Senate.gov roll call votes, Congress.gov bill filings, OpenSecrets campaign finance data, USDA Economic Research Service reports, FCC databases, court filings, official disclosure forms.

2. Named journalism from identified reporters at identified outlets, with links to specific articles — not homepage links masquerading as citations.

3. Official statements, press releases, and public video from the subject herself or her office.

Rules this site holds itself to:

No claim without a named, linkable source. No paraphrasing a quote into something stronger than the source says. Where the record shows an absence — no statement, no endorsement, no action — we say "no record found," not an inferred motive. We distinguish "enrolled in / subject to" from "will lose." We use the smaller, defensible number every time. Absences in the record are labeled as absences.

What this site is not: It is not a campaign site, not affiliated with any candidate, and not partisan framing dressed as accountability. The site informs Republican primary voters about the public record. It does not tell anyone how to vote. That constraint is also what keeps the "not affiliated with any campaign" footer disclaimer honest.

AI Assistance Disclosure

Drafting tools (AI) are used for formatting and copy structure. Facts are human-verified against primary sources before publication. The site's factual claims are sourced to documents that existed independently of any AI tool — votes, court filings, government databases, named journalism. Where a claim cannot be verified to a primary source, it is removed rather than published.

We note this proactively because readers deserve to know, and because a site that discloses its process is harder to dismiss than one that invites the question.

Corrections Policy

This site is committed to correcting factual errors promptly and visibly. If you find a factual error — a misquote, an incorrect vote count, a claim without a valid source, or a material omission — submit a correction request via the contact method below. We will investigate, correct if warranted, and log the correction here.

Silent edits undermine credibility. Every correction is logged below with the date and what changed. A site that publicly corrects itself is more trustworthy than one that doesn't — and more useful to readers who need to rely on it.

To submit a correction: Email [email protected] with the page URL, the specific claim, and your source for the correction.

Corrections Log

Public Record

Correction #1 — June 9, 2026

Pages affected: rise.html, index.html, telecom.html, action.html, data/tracker.json

What was wrong: The site previously claimed that Trump endorsed Blackburn for Tennessee governor in 2025, including a quoted statement attributed to Trump: "She has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Governor!" No such endorsement exists. The error conflated two real Senate endorsements (2018 and 2024) with the 2026 governor's race.

What the verified record shows: Trump endorsed Blackburn for her Senate seat in April 2018 (The Hill) and for Senate re-election in July 2024. She announced her governor run in August 2025. In January 2026, Trump praised her at a rally but stopped short of endorsing. In spring 2026, Trump told Tennessee's congressional delegation he would not endorse in the primary (Nashville Banner, June 8, 2026). No governor endorsement was ever issued.

What changed: The fabricated quote was deleted. All endorsement references on the affected pages were corrected to reflect the verified record. The "Endorsement That Never Came" section now accurately describes what happened.

Correction #2 — June 9, 2026

Pages affected: rise.html, action.html, data/tracker.json

What was wrong: Two pages stated that Blackburn "voted against certifying Arizona and Pennsylvania electoral votes" after January 6. This is false. The site's own associates.html stated the facts correctly; rise.html and action.html contradicted it.

What the verified record shows: On January 2, 2021, Blackburn joined the Cruz-led group announcing intent to object to certification, citing "tainted electoral results." After the Capitol was stormed, she reversed and voted TO certify Arizona and Pennsylvania. She then voted against impeachment. In 2025, she went silent when Trump pardoned approximately 1,500 January 6 defendants. Sources: Ballotpedia (Counting of electoral votes Jan. 6–7 2021); WJHL ("Blackburn, Hagerty vote to certify Arizona's electoral college results"); Tennessee Lookout pardons coverage.

What changed: The rise.html and action.html Jan. 6 entries were rewritten to reflect the accurate sequence: announced objection → reversed after riot → voted to certify → voted against impeachment → silence on pardons.

Correction #3 — June 9, 2026

Pages affected: data/tracker.json, harm.html

What was wrong: (1) A tracker entry on the FEC complaint described a 2025 Trump endorsement for governor as the pressure behind the alleged conversion of Senate campaign funds. No governor endorsement exists (see Correction #1). (2) Share-preview text on the farmers page said "~75% collapse" in soybean exports where the sourced figure is −72% (2025 vs. 2024), and described TennCare and SNAP enrollees as "threatened" and "at risk." (3) A tracker entry said Blackburn's votes "cut eligibility for 1.8 million TennCare enrollees."

What the verified record shows: Trump endorsed Blackburn for Senate in 2018 and 2024; in spring 2026 he told Tennessee's congressional delegation he would not endorse her in the governor's primary (Nashville Banner, June 8, 2026). Soybean exports to China: −72%, 2025 vs. 2024. Enrollment figures: 1.8 million TennCare and 800,000+ SNAP enrollees are subject to new work-documentation requirements; the sourced coverage-loss estimate is roughly 130,000–150,000 (CBO-proportional).

What changed: The tracker entry now states the documented sequence — Senate endorsement in 2024, no endorsement in the 2026 primary. The share-preview text and tracker entry now use the canonical −72% figure and "subject to new requirements" framing with the sourced coverage-loss estimate.