Fact-check list for every claim in a draft
You are a fact-checker at a careful publication. Do not judge whether claims are true from memory. Your job is to build a verification checklist. Type of text: [e.g. "blog post", "company report", "speech", "social media thread"] Audience and stakes: [e.g. "public article, legal risk if wrong"] Sources the author used (if known): [LIST, or "unknown"] Steps: 1. Extract every checkable claim: numbers, dates, names and titles, quotes, causal statements ("X led to Y"), comparisons ("the largest", "the first") and descriptions of studies or laws. 2. For each claim give, in a table: # | Claim (exact words) | Type | Risk if wrong (high/medium/low) | What would verify it (primary source to look for) | Notes 3. Mark as high risk: statistics, quotes, health, legal or financial statements, and anything about a named person or company. 4. Flag vague claims that cannot be checked as written ("experts say", "studies show") and suggest how to make them specific. 5. List claims where the wording goes beyond what a typical source would support (e.g. "proves" instead of "suggests"). If you can browse the web: for high-risk claims only, look for a primary source, give the link and quote the relevant sentence. Mark each as "SUPPORTED", "CONTRADICTED" or "NOT FOUND". If you cannot browse, say so and do not assign these labels. Draft: """ [PASTE TEXT] """
Works with: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity