# How do we know the Assad emails are genuine?
**Category:** source_verification  
**URL:** https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/14/how-know-assad-emails-genuine  
**Local extracted archive:** `../archived/extracted/guardian-how-know-assad-emails-genuine.md`  
**Local raw captures:** `../archived/raw/guardian-how-know-assad-emails-genuine.guardian-api.json`, `../archived/raw/guardian-how-know-assad-emails-genuine.live.html`  
**Why it matters:** Guardian methodology note on why the Assad email cache was treated as likely authentic.
## Use
- Treat as a research source, not as verified final film fact without cross-checking.
- Pull citations from the local extracted archive and, where necessary, the raw capture.