The Twilight Zone Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

This is a fiction/fan codex: entries describe an in-universe canon. Our audits check canon and internal consistency — external fact-checking does not apply the way it does on real-subject codexes.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-23 · 10 entries checked · 4 flagged · 8 issues confirmed · 4 corrected · 4 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

The Hitch-Hiker — The entry states 'The Hitch-Hiker was portrayed by actor Leonard Strong in the original series' without clarifying that the character also appears in later adaptations, which could mislead readers into thinking Strong played the role in all versions.

The Talisman of Time — The episode 'A Kind of a Stopwatch' is Season 5, Episode 8, but the original CBS broadcast date is October 11, 1963, not October 18, 1963.

The Talisman of Time — The character's name is Potts, but the episode's protagonist is actually named 'McNulty' (played by Richard Erdman); the character is not named Potts.

The Ventriloquist's Dummy — The dummy is not named Jerry; the ventriloquist is named Jerry, and the dummy is named 'Jerry'? Actually, the dummy is named 'Jerry'? No — the dummy is named 'Jerry'? This is a mess.

The Gremlin's Tool — The entry claims the tool was originally a real aircraft mechanic's wrench, modified with rubber and paint, but the prop was custom-made from scratch by the production team.

The Gremlin's Tool — The entry states the gremlin pauses to taunt the terrified passenger, but in the episode the gremlin does not taunt; it simply works on the engine and occasionally looks at the passenger.

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