# The Footnote

> A comic-documentary series about how ordinary businesses actually make money.
> Every figure quoted in an episode is published here with a link to its primary
> source, the year it was measured and the method behind it.

The name is literal: in company accounts, the uncomfortable facts are disclosed in the
footnotes — legally, in plain sight, where almost nobody reads them. Each episode takes
one ordinary business and explains the mechanism; this site carries the evidence.

## Editorial rules
- A figure is published only with a primary source: a regulatory filing, a survey with a
  stated sample and fieldwork date, or a peer-reviewed paper. Blogs and vendor marketing
  pages are not sources.
- The mechanics described are legal, disclosed and audited. Episodes explain systems,
  they do not allege crimes.
- Corrections are published on the episode page with the original wording kept beside them.

## Pages
- [Home](https://footnoteshow.com/): what the series is and how it is made.

## Contact
hello@footnoteshow.com