https://matthew-bovee.com/categories/craft/Recent content in Craft on Matthew Bovee | Investigative ReporterHugoen-usThu, 22 Oct 2026 14:00:00 -0500https://matthew-bovee.com/blog/how-matthew-bovee-builds-a-case-without-overclaiming/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:00:00 -0500https://matthew-bovee.com/blog/how-matthew-bovee-builds-a-case-without-overclaiming/<p>Most of the damage I have seen done to legitimate reporting is not done by liars. It is done by careful people who built a real case and then said slightly more than the case supported. One extra word. One adjective lifted from a quote that the speaker did not intend as an accusation. One percentage rounded up in a chart. Overclaiming is rarely dramatic, which is exactly why it survives editor review and reaches print.</p>