Our Methodology

American Pivot matches each type of claim to the kind of public record that can support it. The profile names the record type next to the claim so a reader can see what the claim rests on.

• Official election returns from state and local election officials support vote totals and certification status.
• Legislative records support statements about what an officeholder did in office, cited to the specific record.
• Public candidate statements support what a candidate says, and the profile attributes those words to the candidate.
• Reputable reporting supports events and context, and the profile names the outlet.

A campaign statement can show what a candidate promised. It cannot stand in for an official result or a legislative record. Profiles also do not infer a candidate's issue positions from party membership.

Profiles link to their sources and identify dates where available.

When a source is unclear, incomplete or contradicted by another source, the profile says so beside the claim. The uncertainty stays on the page.

Profiles treat projected, unofficial and certified results as three different statuses. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) explains that election-night results are unofficial even when 100 percent of precincts are reporting. The EAC also states that media projections are not election certification.

State and local election officials set certification dates, according to the EAC. The 2026 general election date is November 3, 2026, as listed on the Federal Election Commission (FEC) 2026 congressional primary dates and filing deadlines calendar. The FEC regulates federal campaign finance and does not administer state elections.

The reporting tables on the federal hub and the chamber hubs show which races have a media-called result and which have a detailed published profile. Those tables do not claim to cover every race in the country. Directory listings are generated from published profile data, so the hubs show what has been published.

When no public source states a candidate's position on an issue, the profile lists that position as unknown. An unknown entry does not mean the candidate opposes the issue. It also does not mean the candidate has no controversy on record.

A profile lists age only when a public source gives a date of birth, and it shows the date the age was calculated from. If no date of birth is published, the profile leaves age blank and does not estimate it.

Profiles do not infer gender from a candidate's name or photo.

Profiles report a controversy in four separately labeled parts: the allegation, the response, any official finding and the outcome. Each part carries its own source and date.

An allegation is attributed to the person or outlet that made it. The candidate's response is attributed to the candidate or campaign. A part with no public record yet is marked unknown, and the profile does not fill the gap with a guess.

American Pivot profiles are built from attributed public records, official election returns, legislative records, public candidate statements and reputable reporting. Profiles do not draw on private interviews or firsthand candidate research.

Pages are published under the American Pivot byline. Profiles do not include endorsements or scores meant to persuade voters.

The editorial standards page covers the site's publishing rules, and the about page describes the publication. Profiles do not offer medical, legal or financial advice.

Corrections and questions go by email to support@layer3labs.io, the public support address of the publisher, Layer3Labs. American Pivot has no on-site contact form, account system or newsletter signup.

American Pivot checks a reported error against public sources before changing a profile. The site does not publish a response time for corrections. See also the corrections page and the contact page.

To report an error, email support@layer3labs.io with the profile URL and a link to the public source that shows the correct fact.