Disclaimer

General information only

Income Reality Check publishes editorial reviews of make-money, side-hustle, and passive-income videos on YouTube. Nothing on this site is financial, tax, legal, or investment advice for your specific situation. Income outcomes from any business or investment depend on factors specific to you: capital, time, skills, market conditions, and a great deal of luck. You should consult a licensed professional — a fiduciary financial advisor, a CPA, an attorney, or a small-business advisor — before making any financial decision based on anything you read here.

Income claims

The income figures, fees, royalty rates, and platform statistics we cite are sourced from official platform pages, government data, and reputable independent journalism at the time of publication. These numbers change. Algorithm rules change. Platforms reorganise their fees. We update articles when we become aware of material changes, but we cannot guarantee any number is current at the moment you read it.

"Verdicts" are editorial opinion

The verdict we attach to each article ("Half-true," "Hype," etc.) is our editorial opinion based on the cited evidence. It is not a legal finding about the YouTube creator and not a recommendation to take or avoid any specific business action. A verdict reflects how we judge the gap between what the video promises and what the underlying economics support — not whether you, individually, can or cannot succeed with the method.

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AI assistance in writing

Our editorial team uses AI tools to assist with research, transcript analysis, and drafting. Every article is grounded in independently verified primary sources, and the editorial team is responsible for what is published. We do not publish articles that rely on AI-generated facts; AI is a research and drafting aid, not a source of truth.

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