About DirectFact
DirectFact compiles news about pop culture movies & shows so that fans can keep up-to-date on all the latest rumors, reports, and announcements about the franchises covered by The Direct. DirectFact also tracks the outlets & sources that deliver fans their pop culture news.
DirectFact is organized into news entries. DirectFact entries are comprised of the following:
Sentence(s):
The entry sentence(s) accurately and succinctly summarizes the news, containing information that describes what the news is.
Source:
The entry source is the outlet, entity, or individual which is where the news came from.
DirectFact organizes sources into three groups:
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Official Source: An entity or spokesperson directly involved with a project.
Official sources include entities and individuals like…- Marvel Studios
- Warner Bros.
- Kathleen Kennedy
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Trade Outlet: An outlet with a long-standing reliable track record for legitimate exclusive news.
Trade outlets include…- The Hollywood Reporter
- Entertainment Weekly
- Collider
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Non-trade Outlet: An outlet without a long-standing reliable track record for legitimate exclusive news
Rumors come from outlets and individuals like…- The Direct
- MCU Cosmic
- The Illuminerdi
Date:
The entry date is the day of when the news was shared.
Type: The entry type is directly based on the source of the news.
DirectFact entries can be one of the following six types:
- Official: News shared by an official source
- Report: News shared by a trade outlet
- Rumor: News shared by a non-trade outlet or an individual source.
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Quote: News from an individual directly involved with a project
Quotes come from individuals like…- Filmmakers
- Actors & Actresses
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Picture: News from a still visual
Pictures come from sources like…- Promotional art
- Set photos
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Video: News from a moving visual
Videos come from sources like…- Promotional footage
- Set videos
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