Disclaimer

Effective Date: May 12, 2026  ·  Applies to all content on declassifiedbysean.com

1. Educational and Entertainment Purpose

DECLASSIFIED by Sean is an educational and entertainment game. Its purpose is to help users develop analytical literacy around public claims, rhetoric, and evidentiary standards. The game is designed to be intellectually engaging and analytically rigorous — but it is not a legal service, a news service, a research database, or a substitute for professional legal, financial, or political counsel.

2. No Attorney-Client Relationship

The operator of this Site, Sean McKendry, is not a licensed attorney. Nothing on this Site creates or implies an attorney-client relationship between Sean McKendry and any visitor. Communications through the contact page do not create an attorney-client relationship.

3. Accuracy of Game Content

Game verdicts, annotations, and pattern assignments reflect the operator's analytical assessment of the publicly available evidentiary record at the time of writing. We strive to anchor every verdict to verifiable primary sources, and every case citation has been independently verified. However:

• Records can change. Court decisions can be appealed, reversed, or distinguished. Statutes can be amended. Facts can be updated. This Site may not reflect the most current status of any legal or factual matter.
• Analytical assessments involve judgment. Reasonable people applying the same evidentiary standard may reach different conclusions.
• The game content is not peer-reviewed legal scholarship.
• Game verdicts should not be cited as authority in any legal proceeding.

4. Verification Requirement

You are responsible for independently verifying any factual claim, statutory citation, or case reference before relying on it for any purpose. Primary sources — the actual text of statutes (via Cornell Legal Information Institute or the official U.S. Code), the actual text of court decisions (via CourtListener, Justia, or official reporter citations), and official government data — are always the authoritative source. Game content is an interpretive layer on top of those sources, not a substitute for them.

5. Pro Se Context

The operator of this Site is a pro se litigant — a person representing themselves in federal court without an attorney. The analytical frameworks and legal content in the game reflect the operator's research and assessment as a pro se litigant, not the advice or work product of a licensed attorney. The liberal construction standard established in Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519 (1972), applies to pro se filings in court — it does not transform pro se research into legal advice.

6. No Warranty

This Site and all of its content are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, express or implied. The operator makes no warranty that the content is accurate, complete, current, or fit for any particular purpose. You use this Site at your own risk.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the operator of this Site shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of or reliance on any content on this Site, including game verdicts, annotations, statutory references, or case citations.

8. Third-Party Content and Links

This Site may link to third-party websites, sources, or services. We are not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or availability of third-party content, and a link does not constitute an endorsement of that content or source.

9. Political and Editorial Content

The game assesses claims made by public figures and institutions. These assessments are based on the documented evidentiary record and are not partisan political advocacy. The operator does not endorse or oppose any political party, candidate, or electoral position. Verdicts are determined by the evidentiary record, not by the political identity of the subject of a claim.

10. Contact

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