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Fact-Check and Source Verify

Fact-checking prompt with verdicts, source verification, context analysis, and methodological rigor.

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Fact-check the following claims and verify their accuracy:

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For each factual claim identified:

1. **Claim**: State the claim clearly

2. **Verdict**:
   - ✅ True — supported by reliable evidence
   - ⚠️ Partially true — true with important context missing
   - ❌ False — contradicted by evidence
   - ❓ Unverifiable — insufficient evidence to confirm or deny

3. **Evidence**:
   - Sources supporting the claim (with URLs and dates)
   - Sources contradicting the claim (if any)
   - Source credibility assessment (peer-reviewed, news outlet, blog, social media)

4. **Context**: What nuance or context is missing from the claim?

5. **Original source**: Where did this claim originate? (if traceable)

Additional analysis:
- Are any statistics used misleadingly? (cherry-picked, out of date, wrong comparison)
- Are correlation and causation being conflated?
- Is this claim being shared by reliable sources?
- What would change if the claim were updated with the latest data?

Methodology:
- Cross-reference at least 3 independent sources
- Prefer primary sources over secondary reporting
- Note the date of all cited sources
- Flag any paywalled sources

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