fact-check-prompt

Fact Check Prompt

What This Skill Does

Generates a systematic fact-checking checklist from a draft article, categorizing every verifiable claim by type and priority, with the specific verification question, recommended source type, and appropriate verification strategy for each. Handles six distinct claim categories — each with its own methodology, red flags, and common errors.

When To Use This Skill

• You have finished a draft and want to ensure you have not missed any checkable claim before submitting
• You are fact-checking a piece written by another reporter and need a structured inventory of everything that requires verification
• You are on deadline and need to triage — identify which claims carry the most risk and need to be checked first
• You are training a new researcher or fact-checker and want a model for what a systematic check looks like
• You are reviewing an interview-heavy piece and need to verify quotes, titles, credentials, and biographical claims
• You are checking a data-driven article and need to verify statistical claims, survey methodology, and numerical comparisons
• You are editing a piece with legal or regulatory claims and need to confirm statutory citations, court rulings, and regulatory actions
• You are reviewing a story that references scientific studies and need to verify research findings, sample sizes, and journal citations
• You are working on a historical feature and need to verify dates, sequences of events, causation claims, and archival references

What You Need To Provide

For any fact-check

Required: The draft article text (or the section to be fact-checked); the publication type (news, magazine feature, investigative, profile, opinion with reported elements, data journalism piece). Optional: Which claims you are already confident about (to exclude from the list); any specific high-risk areas you are concerned about; the publication's fact-checking standard (light editorial check vs. full verification with source documentation); whether the piece will appear in print (corrections are permanent) or online (corrections can be appended).