# Quote Verification Record

Confirm quotation wording, speaker identity, attribution, context, consent, source location, edits, approval terms, and any material conflict or limitation.

## Usage note

Create one record for each direct quotation, including material from interviews, speeches, documents, recordings, and messages. Follow applicable recording rules, consent agreements, editorial policy, and source-protection practices. Do not expose confidential contact details or source identities in an inappropriately shared worksheet, and do not treat quotation approval as permission to publish unrelated private information.

## How to use this template

1. Assign a quote ID and confirm the speaker, role, affiliation, consent, and attribution agreement.
2. Locate the exact original passage and preserve sufficient surrounding context.
3. Compare draft wording, ellipses, brackets, translation, and edits against the original meaning.
4. Complete promised quotation review and document requests plus editorial decisions.
5. Check every reuse of the quotation and obtain final fact-check approval.

## Blank template

### Speaker and source

- **Quote ID:** [Stable identifier]
- **Speaker name:** [Verified preferred form]
- **Role at statement date:** [Exact role]
- **Organization or affiliation:** [Relevant relationship]
- **Conflict or material interest:** [If applicable]
- **Interview or source date:** [YYYY-MM-DD]
- **Consent and status:** [On record, background, or agreed terms]
- **Original source:** [Recording, transcript, document, speech, or message]
- **Exact location:** [Timestamp, page, paragraph, or URL]

### Wording and context

- **Original wording:** [Exact relevant passage]
- **Question or surrounding context:** [What prompted and qualified it]
- **Draft quotation:** [Text proposed for publication]
- **Edits made:** [Trimming, ellipsis, brackets, translation, or None]
- **Meaning check:** [Why the edit preserves meaning]
- **Related factual claim:** [What still needs independent verification]
- **Planned attribution:** [Exact published form]
- **Reuse locations:** [Body, caption, pull quote, social, or metadata]

### Approval checks

- [ ] Name, role, organization, and statement date are correct.
- [ ] Original wording and source location were checked.
- [ ] Context does not reverse or materially qualify the selected passage.
- [ ] Edits follow policy and preserve certainty and intent.
- [ ] Translations were reviewed by a qualified person.
- [ ] Promised review was sent and responses were documented.
- [ ] Facts inside the quotation were independently assessed where needed.
- [ ] Short promotional reuses preserve essential context.