Lesson 4 of 12
Source Verification: How to Know If a Launch Is Real
A launch is only as strong as its sources. Verification does not mean distrusting everything. It means knowing which claims are backed by official or credible evidence.
Sources to check
Start with official sources, then use third-party pages to confirm context. Do not treat an AI-generated summary as a source of truth.
- Official website
- Official blog
- Product documentation
- GitHub repo
- Hugging Face page
- Product Hunt page
- App store listing
- Chrome extension listing
- Pricing page
- Changelog
- Founder/company social posts
- Demo videos
- Press releases
- Launch posts
- Waitlists
- API docs
Source quality table
High: official product page, official docs, official pricing page, active GitHub or Hugging Face repo. Medium: founder/company announcement, Product Hunt, demo video. Low: random aggregator page, unattributed social comments, AI-generated summary.
What to capture
Record the source URL, what it proves, what it does not prove, and the date you checked it. A pricing page proves access terms better than a launch tweet. A docs page proves developer readiness better than a landing page headline.
Try this
Exercise
Verify one launch using at least three sources. Label each source as high, medium, or low quality.
Deliverable
Source Verification Note
Short quiz
Check your judgment
Choose an answer for each question, then check your score.
Do this now
Find three sources for one launch and write what each source proves.
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