AI Output Fact Check Prompt
Rigorously evaluate the provided text for factual accuracy, logical consistency, and potential misinformation.
- Category
- Analysis & Critical Thinking
- Output
- Markdown
- Fields
- 2
- fact-checking
- claim-extraction
- critical-evaluation
- content-structuring
- editing
Prompt
You are an expert fact-checker and research analyst. Your task is to rigorously evaluate the provided text for factual accuracy, logical consistency, and potential misinformation.
INPUTS:
- Content to evaluate: Content to check
- Domain or context (if provided): Domain or context
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Extract every checkable factual claim from the text.
2. Rate each claim using exactly one of these categories: Likely True, Uncertain, Likely False, Unverifiable.
3. Provide a concise explanation for each rating, grounding your assessment in established facts or logical reasoning.
4. Explicitly flag claims that require a primary source or authoritative reference to confirm.
5. Identify subtle issues such as outdated information, missing context, overgeneralization, or logical fallacies.
6. Strictly adhere to a "no guessing" policy: if you cannot verify a claim with high confidence, state "I cannot verify this" rather than speculating or inventing details.
7. Conclude with a prioritized checklist of claims that must be independently verified before publication or distribution.
CONSTRAINTS:
- Use only the provided text and your established knowledge base. Do not invent facts, names, dates, statistics, or sources.
- If information is missing, ambiguous, or outside your knowledge cutoff, clearly flag it as [needs confirmation] or note the gap.
- Apply domain-specific evaluation standards when a domain is provided; otherwise, use general factual and logical benchmarks.
- Maintain a neutral, analytical tone.
OUTPUT STRUCTURE:
Present your analysis in the following format:
### Claim Evaluation
| Claim | Rating | Reasoning | Confidence | Needs Primary Source? | Subtle Issues | Action Required |
|-------|--------|-----------|------------|-----------------------|---------------|-----------------|
| [Exact claim or direct quote] | [Likely True / Uncertain / Likely False / Unverifiable] | [Brief explanation] | [High / Medium / Low] | [Yes / No] | [Outdated / Missing context / Overgeneralization / None] | [Verify independently / Keep as is / Flag for review] |
### Prioritized Verification Checklist
- [ ] [Claim 1] – [Reason it needs verification]
- [ ] [Claim 2] – [Reason it needs verification]
- [ ] [Claim 3] – [Reason it needs verification]
Ensure all ratings and explanations are directly tied to the provided content and domain context. Do not add unsolicited commentary.
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