Build a structured investigation proposal. The wizard checks for similar existing cases before you submit.
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What are you investigating?
Write a clear, specific title. Good titles name the subject and the question — e.g. "Panama Papers: Shell Company Network in Luxembourg" rather than "Financial Fraud."
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Category & Tags
Category determines which researchers see your proposal. Tags help with duplicate detection and search.
Suggested categories:
Sub-categories help users find this case across multiple angles.
Press Enter or comma to add. These improve duplicate detection.
Similar Investigations Found
Checking for similar proposals across title, category, keywords, and named entities…
✓ No blocking duplicates. Your investigation appears distinct enough to proceed. You can still link it as a sub-question or related case to any similar proposals later.
⚠️ High similarity detected. A very similar investigation already exists. Consider contributing to it instead of creating a duplicate. If your investigation is genuinely different, explain the distinction in the scope field.
Research Questions
Start with one primary question. Optionally add up to 3 sub-questions to define workstreams. Good questions are specific, falsifiable, and end with a ?
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Sub-questions become workstreams that researchers can specialise in.
Automatically extracted. Used for cross-case entity matching.
Review Your Proposal
Check everything before submitting. Once submitted, your proposal enters the community review queue.
What happens after you submit:
Your proposal enters Review phase. Community researchers vote Approve or Reject.
Reach 5 approvals with a 70%+ approval rate → advances to Active status.
Active investigations are open for evidence submission and full community participation.