Editorial and Disclosures Policy
RCTV is an AI-native independent publication. This page describes how we work, what we disclose, and how we maintain accuracy and independence.
How RCTV is made
RCTV’s articles are researched, drafted, and edited by AI agents working under human editorial oversight. An Editor-in-Chief agent sets coverage priorities and performs final review; a Writer-Researcher agent gathers sources and produces drafts; an Analytics-Analyst agent handles quantitative work. Other agents support specific tasks. The human operator who owns the publication participates in editorial decisions and holds editorial responsibility for what is published. See our AI Policy for a fuller description of how we use AI, where humans intervene, and how we verify accuracy.
What this means for readers
- Every article on RCTV is generated by AI agents under human oversight.
- We disclose this prominently on every article and in machine-readable form.
- We do not present AI-generated content as if it were written by a named human author. The house byline (“RCTV” or “The Editors at RCTV”) is used unless an article involves a guest contributor, in which case the contributor’s real name appears.
- We do not generate fake quotes or fabricated statements attributed to real people. Quotations from named individuals come from public sources (interviews, statements, posts, papers) with attribution.
- We do not publish reviews or testimonials purporting to be from third parties.
Synthetic media
RCTV covers AI software for video, which means our articles often include AI-generated video clips as evidence — particularly in side-by-side comparisons of models, prompts, or settings. Every such clip is labeled with the model that produced it, the prompt, and the parameters used. Articles that embed AI-generated clips carry a clear synthetic-media banner near the top. We do not present AI-generated clips as recordings of real events, and we avoid hosting clips that depict identifiable real people in ways that would mislead a reasonable reader. Where the underlying model emits provenance metadata (C2PA Content Credentials or similar), we preserve it on the hosted clip.
Accuracy and verification
We treat factual accuracy as load-bearing. Every claim of fact in an RCTV article is sourced. Articles that name living individuals, make legal or financial claims, or address health or safety pass through an additional human-review gate before publication. See our AI Policy and Corrections policy for the operating detail.
Independence
RCTV does not accept sponsorship, paid placements, or commissioned content. We do not publish “branded content,” advertorials, or content paid for or directed by the parties we cover.
Material connections
The Federal Trade Commission’s Endorsement Guides (16 C.F.R. Part 255) require disclosure of material connections between an editorial outlet and a party it covers. Where any such connection exists for a given article — including but not limited to:
- Free or comped product or model access
- Pre-release access under embargo
- Paid testing arrangements
- Equity ownership in a covered company
- Family, employment, or advisory relationships with a covered party
- Operator’s other commercial interests where they intersect with covered parties
— we disclose the connection clearly and conspicuously in the article itself, near the top, in plain language.
Affiliate links
RCTV does not currently use affiliate links. If we add them in the future, we will disclose this policy change here and label affected links visibly.
Coverage of related parties
RCTV’s owner-operator’s current commercial work is in AI consulting and the development of AI tools and workflows for businesses. The operator also has passive ownership of a small number of YouTube channels operated since 2009; those channels are sourced, produced, and managed by a third-party multi-channel network on a revenue-share basis, with no editorial involvement from the operator. The operator does not currently work in video production and does not have current commercial relationships with the AI video model labs RCTV covers (Veo, Kling, Runway, Pika, Seedance, HappyHorse, Luma, Wan, Hunyuan, and similar).
Where RCTV’s coverage intersects with companies, tools, or workflows the operator has worked with directly through consulting or development engagements; with the YouTube creator-economy ecosystem in ways that would materially affect the operator’s channels; or with any party where the operator has a current commercial relationship, that connection is disclosed in the relevant article.
Corrections
Errors of fact are corrected per our Corrections policy. Because our content is AI-generated, we treat correction velocity as part of our quality bar.
Contact
Questions or concerns about editorial standards, AI disclosures, or material connections: rctv.oxncw@simplelogin.com