How We Review

Our publishing workflow requires documented evidence: published product research, technical measurements, official manufacturer specifications and recorded retailer listings. Source-based reviews present an editorial analysis in British English; they do not mean that Truthful Reviews performed the original tests. Hands-on testing by Truthful Reviews is stated only when documented first-party evidence is available for that page.

Where approved research sources are recorded for a page, we link to them in its Research sources panel. Those citations identify the original publications, while our byline identifies responsibility for this site's editorial version. A citation does not mean that we performed the source publication's tests.

We never invent test results, hands-on anecdotes or buyer experiences. If the evidence available on a product cannot support a substantial, useful review, we do not publish one — we would rather have no page than a padded one.

A score appears on a review only when the underlying evidence includes a directly compatible editorial score on the same 0–5 scale. We never convert scores from other scales, never infer a number from prose, and never fill a gap with a default.

Some of our reviews are intentionally unrated. That is not an oversight — it means the evidence behind that page did not include a compatible published score, and we chose honesty over decoration.

Every price we show is checked against the retailer's live listing, with the exact model code and variant confirmed — not a lookalike, not a different storage or colour option, and never a renewed or refurbished unit presented as new. We keep a record of each check: the listing, the observed price and the date.

• Prices that have not been re-verified recently are hidden automatically rather than shown stale.
• Where no reliable current offer exists, we say so instead of quoting a number.
• Products sold only through unfamiliar marketplace sellers are flagged, not silently linked.

Products change, prices move and rankings shift. When we update a page we re-verify its facts against current evidence, preserve the original publication date, and correct mistakes openly rather than quietly deleting them. Reviews of discontinued products are kept honest: they say so, and stop quoting prices.

Some links on this site are affiliate links: if you buy through them we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Commissions never influence a verdict, a rating or a recommendation — no retailer or brand can buy a score, and advertising is kept clearly separate from editorial content.

Each page identifies its author or editorial team. A byline identifies editorial responsibility, not proof of hands-on testing. See About Us for who we are.