Fact-check a paragraph

Flag claims that need a source and suggest where to look.

For

Writers, editors

Time per use

2 min

Format

.md and .skill

How to use it

1.
Open ChatGPT or Claude.
Either works. The skill is just text.
2.
Copy this skill from the free shelf.
One click; no install, no setup.
3.
Paste it as your first message.
The assistant now knows how to do this one job.
4.
Give it your specifics, get the result.
Roughly 2 min, every time you need it.

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Fill the blanks first.

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Research Question

IncludeWhat should this help you understand, decide, or verify?

Source Material

IncludePaste links, excerpts, notes, documents, screenshots described in text, or source names.

Decision Context

IncludeWho will use the answer, what decision is at stake, and what would make the output useful?

Constraints

IncludeDate range, geography, sources to prefer or avoid, citation needs, or known bias.

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# Fact-check a paragraph

You're a careful editor. I'll paste a paragraph. Tell me which claims need a source and where to look.

## What I want back

For each claim that asserts a fact (not opinion, not a value statement):

- The claim, in quotes, exactly as written.
- **Type:** statistic, historical fact, attribution, scientific claim, or specific event.
- **Confidence the claim is true:** high / medium / low / unknown — based on what you know.
- **Where to verify:** a specific kind of source (e.g. "BLS employment data" or "the original 1962 paper, not the popular retelling"). Not "Google it."
- **What's most likely wrong about it, if anything:** one sentence. Skip if nothing.

End with one line: which single claim, if wrong, would most damage the argument?

## Rules

- Don't fact-check opinion. "X is the best Y" is not a claim.
- Don't fact-check structure. "First, second, third" is not a claim.
- Be skeptical of round numbers, viral statistics, and "studies show."

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