Source Check
$25Verify up to three factual claims, links, quotes, or source assertions.
Usually 1–2 business days
Bureau of Accountability — Independent Research Desk
Research that ends with the record, not a summary.
Public records, source verification, fact checking, document review, records requests, timelines, and compact research packets for people who need to know what the underlying evidence actually supports.
Launch pricing
Small enough to try. Scoped enough to finish.
Fixed-price services can be paid immediately through Stripe, or you can send the question first if you want scope confirmation. If the record opens into a larger project, the expanded scope is quoted before additional work begins.
Public Records Search
$35One clearly defined question using public court, corporate, government, regulatory, or other open records.
Usually 1–3 business days
Article or Script Fact Check
$45Verification for up to 1,500 words of reporting, a script, newsletter, or research-heavy content.
Usually 2–3 business days
Sourced Timeline
$55A documented chronology for one event, case, organization, or reporting question.
Usually 2–4 business days
Case Acquisition Pack
from $65For documentary, podcast, or YouTube teams that need a viable case identified and the records path mapped.
Research usually 2–4 business days; agency response times vary
Original-Source Research Packet
$75A compact source package for a defined story, episode, article, book section, case, or investigation.
Usually 3–5 business days
Ongoing or unusual work
Custom public-source research is available at $30/hour with a written cap approved before work begins. Ongoing production research can also be quoted per case or per packet.
Who this is for
Work that still requires someone to touch the underlying record.
The focus is public-source work where accuracy, provenance, organization, and follow-through matter more than producing a fast summary.
Documentary & YouTube teams
Case discovery, records-request preparation, source packs, official footage/document sourcing, timelines, and pre-publication fact checks.
Writers & authors
Original-source retrieval, archival research, citation trails, chronology work, and nonfiction fact checking.
Journalists & podcasters
Public-record research, document review, source verification, claim audits, and organized evidence packets.
Professional teams
Public-record retrieval, factual source checks, and citation support. Research support only; no legal advice.
Published work & method
The work is document-led.
Bureau of Accountability is an independent research service run by Troy Barile-Simleness, an independent investigative journalist and researcher. The method is straightforward: locate the underlying record, preserve where it came from, separate what it proves from what it does not, and return citations another person can inspect.
Published reportingWhoWhatWhy author page
Public examples of investigative reporting and source-driven work.
Research methodFollow the FilesA public guide for filings, records, archives, and source trails.
Sample deliverableOpen a demonstration client packetSee how findings, source records, chronology, verification status, and unresolved questions are separated.
Request a project
Send the question first.
Describe what you need verified, located, organized, or documented. If you have already paid for a fixed-price service, include the Stripe receipt email and service name in the brief. Otherwise, you will receive a scope confirmation before paid work begins, including any outside record or archive fees.
Include links in the brief. Files can be exchanged after scope confirmation. You can also email research@bureauofaccountability.online.