How it works
Methodology
Every receipt on Receipts.Tech is sourced from public records. Here’s how we find, verify, and present information.
Sources We Use
Social Media
Twitter/X posts, LinkedIn articles, and other public social media from executives and official company accounts.
News Coverage
Reports from major publications (TechCrunch, The Information, Bloomberg, etc.) and verified news organizations.
Company Communications
Press releases, blog posts, all-hands meeting notes (when made public), and official company statements.
Regulatory Filings
SEC filings (DEF 14A, 10-K, 8-K), NLRB decisions, and other government records.
Donation Records
FEC filings, OpenSecrets data, and publicly disclosed corporate political contributions.
Position Classifications
How the Grade Is Calculated
The arithmetic is published so you can reproduce it. Every number below comes from receipts visible on the entity’s own page.
1. We grade issues, not articles
Each receipt scores 0 if it counts against, 50 if mixed, 45 if silent, and 100 if it counts in their favour. Receipts are averaged within a topic first, then the topics are averaged. Without this, an entity that got more press coverage for the same conduct would score worse than one that got less.
2. Thin records get no letter
We only grade an entity with at least 3 receipts across 2 different issues. Below that it shows as Unrated — three receipts about one story is one story, not a pattern. Entities with no receipts show as No receipts on file, never as a middling grade. One neutral placeholder issue is also averaged in, so the extremes have to be earned across several documented issues.
3. Cut-offs
4. The one override
A receipt on the Epstein files that counts against an entity caps the score at 15 and is shown as a separate badge. It is the only rule that bypasses the evidence threshold. Records that document the absence of a connection never trigger it — those are filed as mixed and are not a mark against anyone.
5. What a grade is not
A grade describes the receipts we have documented — nothing more. Our corpus skews toward conduct that drew criticism, because that is what gets reported and submitted. A high grade means we have not documented much against an entity; it is not a character reference. A low grade is a claim about the record on this page, which you can check line by line.
What We Don’t Do
- We don’t use anonymous sources or unverified leaks
- We don’t infer positions from silence (silence is documented as silence)
- We don’t editorialize or add our own opinions
- We don’t accept payment to add or remove entries
Corrections Policy
If we’ve made an error, we want to fix it. Contact us with:
- The specific entry that’s incorrect
- What’s wrong about it
- A source supporting the correction
Email corrections to: corrections@reciepts.tech