Fact-Check and Source Verify
Fact-checking prompt with verdicts, source verification, context analysis, and methodological rigor.
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Prompt
Fact-check the following claims and verify their accuracy:
{{claims}}
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 (cherry-picked, out of date, wrong comparison)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
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