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Fact Checker

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Claim verification agent that cross-references statements against multiple sources, rates confidence levels, and provides sourced verdicts.

By Anthropic 4,500 v1.2.0 Updated 2026-03-10

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About This Skill

Fact Checker is a verification skill that systematically validates claims, statistics, and statements by cross-referencing them against multiple independent sources. It produces detailed verdicts with confidence ratings and source links for every checked claim.

How It Works

  1. Claim extraction — Parses the input text to identify specific factual claims, statistics, quotes, and attributions that can be independently verified
  2. Multi-source search — For each claim, searches 3-5 independent sources including academic databases, official statistics, and reputable news outlets
  3. Evidence evaluation — Assesses source quality, recency, and agreement to determine claim validity
  4. Verdict assignment — Labels each claim as Confirmed, Disputed, Unverified, or False with a confidence percentage
  5. Report generation — Produces a structured report linking each claim to its supporting or contradicting evidence

Best For

  • Content teams reviewing articles before publication
  • Researchers validating secondary source citations
  • Marketing compliance review for accuracy claims
  • Educators evaluating student research papers

Use Cases

  • Verifying statistics cited in blog posts and articles
  • Cross-checking claims in research papers
  • Validating marketing copy accuracy
  • Pre-publication fact-checking for journalism

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • + Cross-references claims against multiple independent sources
  • + Clear confidence ratings distinguish strong from weak evidence
  • + Structured output with direct links to sources

Cons

  • - Cannot verify claims based on non-public or proprietary data
  • - Recent events may lack sufficient sources for verification
  • - Nuanced claims may be oversimplified by binary verdict categories

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