Plato's Cave
Every conflict has more than one account. Examine the evidence, understand both sides, and decide for yourself.
Devil's Advocate compares the strongest credible arguments, statements, and evidence from every major side of a story. Claims are separated from confirmed facts, and every important statement is connected to its original source.
Investigations below are editorially written sample records built from primary documents. AI-assisted drafts are never published automatically — each one is held at “Editorial Review Required” until a human approves it.
Featured investigation
Ukrainian, Russian, Western and independent accounts of the same war differ on cause, conduct and terms. What the documents, treaties and investigations actually establish.
Israeli, Palestinian, regional and independent accounts of occupation, war in Gaza, hostages, settlements and failed negotiations — separated into what courts and monitors have established, what each government asserts, and what remains contested.
Ukrainian, Russian, Western and independent accounts of the same war differ on cause, conduct and terms. What the documents, treaties and investigations actually establish.
Two governments describe the same decades as self-defence. Compare the American and Iranian accounts of the nuclear programme, sanctions, proxy warfare and the collapse of the 2015 agreement.
Washington imposed tariffs on Canadian goods citing border and trade grievances; Ottawa called the measures unjustified and answered with counter-tariffs. What each side asked for, what was offered and where the talks broke down.