Side N
The Spark That Starts a Fire — Anonymous Tip-Offs and Singapore's CPIB
Which sources back which section of this article, and what its evidence base looks like.
Which sources back which section
| Section | Sources behind it |
|---|---|
| What Happened | CPIB, 2025 annual corruption statistics; CPIB, “Management Of Corruption Complaints”; CPIB, “Reporting Of Corruption Complaints” |
| Timeline | CPIB, 2025 annual corruption statistics; CPIB, “Management Of Corruption Complaints”; CPIB, “Our Heritage”; Prevention of Corruption Act 1960; Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index 2025; Malay Mail, 18 Jan and 25 Sep 2024; Wikipedia, “Prosecution of S. Iswaran”; Free Malaysia Today, 6 Jun 2025 |
| The Argument | CPIB, 2025 annual corruption statistics; CPIB, “Management Of Corruption Complaints”; CPIB, “Our Heritage”; Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, Art. 22G; Prevention of Corruption Act 1960; Malay Mail, 25 Sep 2024 |
| What Others Add | CPIB annual corruption statistics, 2022–2025; CPIB, “Management Of Corruption Complaints”; CPIB, “Our Heritage”; Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 |
| Conclusion | CPIB annual corruption statistics, 2022 and 2025; CPIB, “Management Of Corruption Complaints”; Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 |
What the evidence base looks like
- 14Sources behind this article
- 5Sections, every one of them sourced
- 14Read in full
- 7Published by CPIB itself
| What the source is | How many | How they were read |
|---|---|---|
| The institution the article is about | 7 | All read in full; the 2025 release’s charts read directly as images |
| Statute law | 2 | Both read in full, in the official consolidated text |
| The publisher of the index | 1 | Read in full |
| News reporting | 3 | All read in full; one relays the prison service through two other outlets |
| Encyclopaedia | 1 | Read in full; used only to corroborate |
Reliable
Reliable, but with an interestWorth believing and reliableWeak on both, and used with careHonest, but thin
Worth believing