Editorial Policy

GrandPeoples.com is an online media platform that publishes biographies of famous people and public figures from around the world. Biographies describe real people, so accuracy and fairness matter as much to them as they do to our readers. This policy explains where our information comes from, how we check it, what we choose not to publish, and how anyone, including the people we write about, can ask us to fix a mistake.

Our mission

Our mission is to give readers clear, accurate and well-sourced biographies of the actors, musicians, athletes, business leaders, internet personalities and TV figures they are curious about. Every profile should answer the questions people actually ask, such as who someone is, where they come from, what they are known for and how their career developed, without gossip, guesswork or invasion of privacy.

When public curiosity and a person’s legitimate privacy pull in different directions, we choose fairness.

Who creates our content

Content on GrandPeoples.com is produced by the GrandPeoples Editorial Team, a group of editors and contributors who research and write biographies. Profiles are published under the GrandPeoples Editorial Team byline, and every piece goes through the same research, editing and review process before it appears on the site.

Contributors are responsible for the accuracy of their drafts. Editors are responsible for checking facts, sources and tone, and for approving each biography before publication. If we publish work from outside contributors, we hold it to the same standards described on this page.

Sourcing standards

We build biographies on verifiable sources, and we rank them in this order of preference:

• Official sources. The person’s own official website, verified social media accounts, published statements and interviews, and official pages from their team, label, studio, club, league or company.
• Reputable news organizations. Established outlets with their own editorial standards and a record of publishing corrections.
• Reference works. Respected encyclopedias, official awards databases, sports statistics bodies, chart archives and similar references, ideally checked against the sources they cite.
• Public records. Information that is genuinely public, such as company filings or court decisions, used only when it is relevant to the person’s public life.

Fan sites, forums, anonymous accounts, gossip blogs and unattributed social media posts are not acceptable sources for factual claims. Where practical, we link to or name our sources so readers can check them.

Verifying facts

Dates, places and names are where biographies most often go wrong, so we treat them with particular care. Before publication we check:

• Birth dates and places against official sources or several independent reputable sources. If credible sources disagree, we say so rather than picking one at random.
• Names and spellings, including legal names, stage names and names in other languages, against official sources.
• Career facts, such as roles, releases, titles, records, awards and positions held, against official databases, the organizations involved or reputable reporting.
• Quotes, which must come from a verifiable interview, statement or recording.

If we can’t confirm something, we leave it out or clearly label it as unconfirmed.

Changing facts and updates

Public lives keep moving. Teams change, records fall, new projects are announced, and relationships begin and end. To keep profiles honest about time, we:

• anchor time-sensitive facts with dates, for example “as of October 2026” or “in 2024”;
• show each biography’s published date and, when it has been meaningfully revised, its updated date;
• review profiles when significant, well-documented events occur in the person’s public life; and
• add an update note when a change affects the substance of a biography.

Small edits that do not change the substance, such as fixing a typo or a broken link, may be made without changing the date.

No rumors or speculation

We do not publish:

• rumors, gossip or claims attributed only to anonymous “insiders”;
• unconfirmed relationships, engagements, pregnancies, breakups or health conditions;
• speculation about a person’s sexual orientation, private beliefs or motives; or
• allegations presented as fact.

When a legal case or public controversy is a significant part of someone’s public life, we report it neutrally, rely on reputable reporting and official records, distinguish allegations from findings, and update the profile as the matter develops.

Privacy and personal information

Being famous does not mean giving up all privacy. We write about a person’s public life and the personal details they or reputable outlets have already made widely known. We never publish:

• home addresses, or details that could reveal where someone lives;
• private phone numbers, private email addresses or other private contact details;
• identity documents, financial account details or similar sensitive personal data; or
• information about family members who are not public figures beyond what has been widely and responsibly reported, such as a spouse’s name the person has shared publicly.

We take extra care with minors. We do not name or describe the children of public figures beyond what their parents have publicly shared, and we never publish details about their schools, routines or whereabouts. When the profiled person is a minor, such as a young performer or athlete, we limit coverage to their public work.

Profiles of people who have died

When we write about someone who has died, we confirm the date and place of death through official statements or reputable reporting before publishing or updating it. We report a cause of death only when it has been officially confirmed or widely and responsibly reported, and we write with respect for the person’s family and loved ones. We do not report a death based on social media posts or unverified reports.

Net worth and earnings

Net worth figures circulating online are usually guesses, so we generally avoid publishing them. When a figure is genuinely relevant, for example a ranking published by a recognized business publication, we clearly label it as a third-party estimate, name its source and date, and never present it as fact. Salaries, contract values and prize money are included only when officially disclosed or reported by reputable sources.

Neutral, fair tone

Our biographies inform; they don’t promote or attack. We write in a neutral, encyclopedic tone, describe both achievements and documented setbacks in proportion to their significance, and avoid sensational headlines, loaded adjectives and clickbait. We do not write profiles to flatter anyone or to damage anyone’s reputation.

Use of AI

We may use AI tools to assist with parts of our work, such as research, outlining or suggesting edits for clarity. AI is a tool in our process, never a substitute for editorial judgment. Our rules are simple:

• Every biography is reviewed, fact-checked and approved by a human editor before publication.
• AI output is never published unreviewed.
• Names, dates, places, figures and quotes are checked against original sources, not taken from AI output.
• We do not use AI to generate images of real people.
• We do not enter confidential or personal information about readers into AI tools.

Images

We only publish photos of real people that we have the right to use: images under a suitable license, such as Creative Commons images with proper attribution, images licensed from a photo agency, or official images supplied for press use under their stated terms. If we cannot license a suitable image, we publish the biography without a photo. We never copy images from random websites or social media accounts, and we never alter photos in a way that misrepresents a person.

Independence and monetization

GrandPeoples.com is free to read. To keep it that way, we may earn money in ways that are always disclosed, and our editorial decisions are made independently of those arrangements.

Advertising and affiliate links

The site may display advertising, and some pages may contain affiliate links, for example to a book or film mentioned in a biography. If you buy through one of these links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Advertisers and affiliate partners have no input into what we write about anyone.

Paid or sponsored profiles

We do not publish paid profiles: no one can pay to be profiled, to change the facts in a biography or to remove accurate information. If we ever run advertising, it is clearly separated from biographies and never presented as editorial work.

What payment never buys

No one can pay us to add flattering claims, to change our editorial judgment or to remove accurate, fairly reported information from a biography. For more detail, see our Disclaimer.

Corrections policy

We work hard to get things right. When we get something wrong, we fix it openly.

• How to report an error. Email us at hello@grandspeoples.com or use our contact page. Please include the page URL, the specific information you believe is incorrect and, if possible, a source that shows the correct information.
• How we review it. An editor reviews every report, checks the relevant sources and decides whether a correction is needed.
• How we correct it. If a factual error affects the meaning of a biography, we correct it promptly and add a note explaining what changed and when. Minor fixes, such as typos, formatting or broken links, are made without a note.

We never quietly rewrite a biography to hide a substantive mistake.

Requests from profiled people

If you are the subject of a biography on GrandPeoples.com, or you represent that person as an agent, manager, publicist, lawyer or family member, you can ask us to correct inaccurate information or to review personal details you believe should not be published. Email hello@grandspeoples.com with the subject line “Profile request”, the page URL and the details of your request.

We may ask for reasonable confirmation that you are the person concerned or are authorized to act for them. We review every request in good faith: we correct inaccurate information and remove private details that do not meet the standards on this page, but we do not remove accurate, fairly reported information about a person’s public life simply because it is unwelcome. Requests relating to personal data are also handled under our Privacy Policy.

Contact us

Have a question about this policy, a correction to report or a public figure you would like us to profile? Email the GrandPeoples Editorial Team at hello@grandspeoples.com or use our contact page. We read every message.