Fact-Check Workflow

What it is

This skill guides you through professional fact-checking — from identifying claims worth verifying to rating their accuracy and documenting your findings. It includes templates for tracking evidence, contacting sources for responses, and deciding how to rate claims on standard journalistic scales. Whether you're checking a single stat before publishing or building a full fact-check story, this workflow keeps your verification rigorous and defensible.

What it does

• 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

Use it 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