Our Mission

Not Always Right is a community-driven platform where readers can share their funny, weird, or memorable real-life experiences. Our mission is to entertain, provide stress relief, and give a voice to everyday stories from workplaces, customer service, and beyond. While we prioritize authenticity, we are humor and storytelling platform first.

How It Started

It all started with one story: a ridiculous customer demanding rollercoasters on their insurance website, and the hapless freelance web designer who couldn’t help but facepalm in response. Since then, we’ve expanded to include anecdotes from all spheres of life. With over 100,000 stories amassed over 18 years, Not Always Right remains a trusted source of amusement and relief for millions worldwide.

Story Sourcing

Our stories come from anonymous reader submissions. We also regularly feature stories from social platforms with permission. While we make every effort to ensure authenticity, anonymity means some details can be difficult to confirm. As such, the stories are meant to reflect individual perspectives and experiences rather than fully verifiable facts. We share them for entertainment, and as a reminder that real life is often times stranger than fiction.

Our Editing

Our aim is to preserve each story’s voice and core content while improving clarity and readability. This can include correcting grammar and spelling, reformatting text, trimming details, or clarifying dialogue, all without altering the original facts or intent. Submissions that aren’t editorialized but meet our guidelines appear in the Unfiltered section in their original, unedited form.

Artificial Intelligence

While we may utilize AI-powered tools for grammar, spelling, or formatting assistance, every story we share comes from people sharing genuine experiences. Our team reviews submissions carefully and continually refines our process as technology evolves. We may also test AI prompts internally to improve our ability to detect AI submissions, but we’ll never use it to create stories for publication. We believe real life gives us more than enough to work with.

Advertising

Ads helps keep the lights on, and we work with industry-leading partners to ensure quality and security. Occasionally, an ad may still behave unexpectedly. Reader reports help our partners address these issues — a screenshot, your general location, and the clickthrough link are particularly helpful. We take your reading experience seriously, and appreciate your support that allows us to continue sharing stories.

Actionable Feedback

If you notice any issues or have concerns about a story, the best way to let us know is through the contact form here. This ensures your message reaches the right team member and can be followed up on if needed. We also welcome constructive discussion in the comments section, but we don’t tolerate misleading or toxic comments intended to divide the community. For more clarification, you can read our site rules here.