1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/events/validator.py b/synapse/events/validator.py
index 29fa9b3880..27c8beba25 100644
--- a/synapse/events/validator.py
+++ b/synapse/events/validator.py
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ class EventValidator:
     def validate_new(self, event: EventBase, config: HomeServerConfig) -> None:
         """Validates the event has roughly the right format
 
+        Suitable for checking a locally-created event. It has stricter checks than
+        is appropriate for an event received over federation (for which, see
+        event_auth.validate_event_for_room_version)
+
         Args:
             event: The event to validate.
             config: The homeserver's configuration.