Methodology & Limits
ConflictWatch is an automated public-data monitoring tool with AI-assisted summaries. It helps readers notice patterns in conflict-related public reporting, but it is not a newsroom, intelligence agency, or primary source.
How The System Reads Signals
The system groups recent public reporting by geography, filters noisy sources and topics, deduplicates repeated event coverage, and scores conflict-relevant signals. The output is meant for orientation and triage, not final verification.
Sources
ConflictWatch uses public news metadata and open datasets, including GDELT-derived inputs, public RSS/news references, and humanitarian or mapping reference links.
Source Filtering
Known low-quality domains, off-topic stories, generic war metaphors, finance noise, entertainment items, sports, and local-crime false positives are filtered where possible.
AI Summaries
Global and cluster summaries are generated from selected source-linked headlines and conflict-zone metadata. They are intended as quick orientation, not independent verification.
Severity Scoring
Articles are weighted by conflict-relevant indicators such as military action, terrorism, casualties, active combat, serious incidents, disasters, and escalation signals.
Known Limits
Automated monitoring can miss important events, duplicate related coverage, over-rank noisy stories, mistranslate context, or reflect source bias. Severity categories are automated estimates based on weighted scores and article volume within recent time windows.
Readers should check primary reporting, official agencies, and humanitarian sources before relying on important claims. ConflictWatch is useful for triage and situational awareness, not operational, emergency, legal, financial, or safety-critical decisions.
Corrections
We welcome corrections, false-positive examples, and source-quality reports. Contact contact@conflict-watch.net with the URL, the disputed claim, and supporting evidence.
Advertising Independence
Advertising and affiliate links do not determine conflict scoring, cluster rankings, ticker selection, or AI-assisted summaries.
ConflictWatch does not host graphic violence and does not independently verify every linked claim. Use original reporting, official releases, and humanitarian sources for critical decisions.