AI Writing Detox vs Fact-Check Workflow

AI Writing Detox

By James Anditis (Journalism)

Strip AI-sounding phrases and jargon from your writing to make it sound human and trustworthy.

Fact-Check Workflow

By James Anditis (Journalism)

Verify claims, gather evidence, and document findings with structured journalism standards.

AI Writing Detox

• Flags and suggests replacements for AI signature words like 'delve', 'robust', 'leverage', and 'tapestry'
• Identifies empty phrases and throat-clearing ('It's important to note that...', 'In today's landscape...') and removes them
• Catches corporate jargon, hedges, and hyperbolic claims that make writing sound generic
• Enforces sentence case for headings and simpler sentence structures
• Runs a verbal tic test to ensure your writing sounds like something you'd actually say

Fact-Check Workflow

• Extracts checkable claims from articles or statements and prioritizes them by importance
• Guides research through primary and secondary sources with documentation templates
• Provides rating scales (True, Mostly True, False, etc.) with clear criteria for each level
• Creates templates for contacting sources and giving right of response
• Organizes evidence collection with checklists for documents, data, and expert sources

Reach for AI Writing Detox when…

• You've drafted content with AI help and need to make it sound like a real person wrote it
• You're publishing journalism, press releases, or reports where credibility matters
• You're reviewing any text before it goes live and want to catch AI tells
• You need to strip jargon and buzzwords from corporate or marketing copy

Reach for Fact-Check Workflow when…

• You're publishing an article and need to verify facts before it goes live
• You're writing a dedicated fact-check piece rating someone's claims
• You need to document your verification process for editorial standards
• You're training a team on consistent fact-checking practices