Read this before treating a file as settled

Myth Buster distinguishes allegations, evidence, official findings and analytical conclusions. Publication of an allegation does not establish that the allegation is true. Legal analysis is informational and is not a substitute for advice from a qualified lawyer or a decision of a competent authority or court.

Myth Buster does not decide guilt, community status, contract validity, or election outcomes. Competent authorities and courts do that. A working finding on this site is an analytical conclusion about the records located, not a substitute for those forums.

Publication of an allegation — including on the public docket — does not establish that the allegation is true. Incomplete files are labelled UNDER INVESTIGATION. “DOCUMENT NOT LOCATED” means the desk did not retrieve the instrument, not that the instrument does not exist.

Nothing here is legal advice. If you are named in a file and believe a record has been missed, use Suggest evidence on that case page.