Investigative Reporting Vocabulary

verb to provide evidence or details to support a claim or statement

• The witness was asked to circumstantiate their claims with concrete evidence.
• Can you back up your story with some proof?
• Stop talking nonsense, show me the receipts!
• She painted a vivid picture to circumstantiate her argument.

noun the act or process of investigating

• The police launched an investigation into the robbery.
• They're investigating who stole the cookies from the kitchen.
• The detectives are on the case, trying to crack the investigation.
• She delved deep into her own thoughts, conducting an investigation of her own mind.