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GRAYLIST

Verified submissions · Document review · Moderator-approved publication

Report professional misconduct.

Graylist collects firsthand accounts about landlords, property managers, medical providers, employers, contractors, and other professionals. Every submission is verified and reviewed before a moderator decides whether to publish an anonymized account.

What happens to a report

Graylist records each verification, evidence review, moderation action, and publication decision.

01

Identity verification

Every reporter completes Turnstile and email verification. Serious allegations may require SMS verification.

02

Claim review

Graylist identifies specific factual claims and may request relevant leases, invoices, messages, notices, records, or photographs.

03

Document review

Private documents are checked against the claims they support. Original files remain in private storage.

04

Moderator decision

A moderator removes identifying details, records the decision, and approves or declines publication.

Reports are published with review labels and source limits.

Reporter privacy

Graylist encrypts reporter contact information. Published reports exclude the reporter’s name, email address, phone number, and identifying details.

Evidence privacy

Original documents stay private. A published label states when a moderator checked documentation against a claim.

Corrections and disputes

A named person or organization may challenge a material statement. Graylist records corrections and labels disputed accounts.

Manual publication

No report is published by an automated system. A moderator reviews the account and records a publication decision.

How to read a Graylist report

Email verified
Graylist verified that the reporter controls the private email address submitted with the account.
Evidence reviewed
A moderator checked private documentation against one or more claims in the report.
Corroborated
Separate reporters submitted accounts describing materially similar conduct.
Disputed
The named person or organization challenged a material statement in the published account.