What HISTORYX is
HISTORYX is a digital encyclopedia of world history. Every article explains an event, a period, or a person with clear time and place, then shows where the information comes from.
The principle is simple: readers deserve to know whether they are reading settled fact, an official document, a scholarly debate, an unproven claim, or a legend. That is why every article carries a credibility label.
Six credibility labels
- Verified fact — an event supported by several independent sources and no longer seriously disputed.
- Declassified document — information resting on official archives that were once secret and are now public.
- Historical debate — the evidence exists, but historians still read it differently; the article presents more than one position.
- Unconfirmed claim — there are reports or accusations, but the available evidence is not enough to call it fact.
- Conspiracy theory — a claim that contradicts the available evidence or lacks documentary support; presented as a claim, never a conclusion.
- Legend / fiction — folklore, myth, or a popular narrative with no documentary basis.
Sources and corrections
Articles that rest on documents list their references at the end. Where primary sources exist — archives, period newspapers, court records — they come first, and secondary sources are used for context.
History is never finished. New archives open, new research appears, and mistakes happen. Every correction that comes with a source is reviewed and applied, and the article's update date changes with it. The procedure is on the Contact page.
Illustrations are made with AI
Covers and illustrations on HISTORYX are made with the help of artificial intelligence, not photographs, paintings, or original historical documents. Every image is captioned as an AI illustration. These images set a mood; they are never presented as evidence.
When an event has a relevant original photograph or document, it is captioned as a source image rather than passed off as an illustration.
Language and scope
The archive is published in Indonesian and English. Its scope is world history, including the history of Indonesia, with an emphasis on stories rarely covered in school books: documents opened late, events still debated, and tales that mix fact with myth.
Editorial contact
Questions, corrections, or partnership enquiries can be sent to redaksi@historyx.my.id.