Who we are.
Civic Intelligence is an independent accountability-journalism project founded and edited by Editor. We write long-form, primary-source stories about federal fraud, pandemic-era waste, state and local governance failure, and the officials responsible. Every figure we publish traces to an agency Inspector General, a Government Accountability Office audit, a Justice Department press release, a court filing, a state auditor, or a congressional committee release.
What we will not do: fabricate, rage-bait, drop the sourcing floor, or substitute volume for evidence. When a claim can’t be traced to a primary document, we either omit it or flag it. When a pending case is unresolved, defendants are presumed innocent. When we make a mistake, we retract on the page, not quietly in the background.
Causes. Effects. Receipts.
Civic Intelligence exists to make society smarter — to connect every effect to the policy that caused it, name the people who decided it, and cite the document that proves it. Educated citizens make better choices. Better choices make a stronger country. Everything else on this site is just the mechanics of getting that record into your hands.
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Accuracy
Every statistic cites a primary source. Government datasets, peer-reviewed studies, official filings. No anonymous claims, no recycled commentary.
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Non-Partisan Methodology, Pointed Beat
Our methodology is non-partisan: every claim traces to a primary document. Our investigative beat is the underreported record of fraud and governance failure in Democratic federal agencies, states, and cities — by editorial choice, not by accident. Where the facts fall is where they fall.
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Timely
Where possible, numbers update from live feeds. Every page shows when the data was last refreshed and where it came from.
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Clarity
If a chart needs a paragraph to explain, we redesign the chart. The goal is comprehension — not cleverness.
- Founder & Editor
- Editor
- Publisher
- Civic Intelligence — owned and operated by Editor, United States
- Founded
- 2026
- Headquarters
- United States
- Editorial contact
- editor@civicintelligence.news
- Corrections
- corrections@civicintelligence.news
No advertiser, donor, political party, campaign, PAC, or outside organization influences our editorial decisions. Civic Intelligence is privately and independently owned by Tim Matthews. The site is not affiliated with, funded by, or directed by any political party, candidate, advocacy group, think tank, government entity, or media conglomerate.
Funding model: Self-funded at launch. Future revenue, if any, is expected to come from optional reader memberships, ethical sponsorships that do not influence editorial coverage, or syndication. Any shift in funding model that could materially affect editorial independence will be disclosed on this page within 30 days of taking effect.
Editorial stance, openly stated: The site’s primary investigative beat is fraud, mismanagement, and governance failure in Democratic federal agencies, Democratic-run states, and Democratic-run cities. This is an editorial choice about what we cover, not a claim that no Republican misconduct exists. We do not defend Republican misconduct, celebrate personalities, or pretend the conservative side has no failures — we simply do not make Republican coverage a routine beat. This is documented in our Methodology.
Opinion vs. news: Sections such as Trump Derangement Syndrome, Drain the Swamp, Crime Problem, Alien Crime, and Darwin Awards contain opinion-inflected reporting and are clearly labeled as Editorial sections. Breaking-news files (severe weather, the Iran war, the WHCD shooting, etc.) are produced as straight news. The two are not mixed within a single page.
When we make a mistake, the correction is posted visibly on the page where the error appeared, with a dated note explaining what was wrong and what was changed. We do not quietly edit and hope nobody notices.
If you find a claim that isn’t supported by its citation, a link that returns 404, or a figure that disagrees with the underlying primary source, email corrections@civicintelligence.news with the URL and the specific claim. We respond to every substantive correction request, typically within 48 hours.
For how we actually source and verify, see Methodology. For corrections, news tips, and press, see Contact.