About this publication.

The Footnote is an independent investigative publication. Every claim is traceable to a primary-source document. Every citation resolves to an indexed record in the public vault.

The inaugural work, The Epstein Files, is a primary-source audit of the 2025 DOJ Epstein Files Transparency Act release. Future investigations will expand under the same masthead.

The reporting desk is one person: Matt Guerra. The publication is independent. Contact and source-tier policy are documented on the adjacent pages.

See also: Methodology · Masthead.