A lead you can’t pin down
Something’s there, but the shape isn’t clear. We frame the question and map what’s actually being asked before any source is opened.
Open a new file
What should The Clowder investigate?
Bring the messy version. The first part of the job is making the question researchable.
A lead, a claim, or a whole story — we’ll tell you whether it’s researchable.
What to bring
The messy version is enough.
You don’t need a fully-formed question. A lead, a hunch, a contested claim, or a topic that’s too broad to search shallowly — any of those is a place to start.
A claim that needs checking
A sentence you want to stand behind. We weigh the sources, grade the evidence, and hand you a trail you can cite from.
A topic that’s moving fast
Broad, locally specific, or shifting by the hour. We track it, set aside what doesn’t hold, and prove what does.
Send an ask
Start an investigation.
Tell us what you need investigated. We’ll reply with whether it’s researchable and what the N.A.P. would look like.