fact-check

Verifies document claims against retrieved sources and applies only user-approved corrections.

2|2|Updated Jun 21, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/BTreeMap/SKILLs --skill fact-check-btreemap
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: fact-check
Source: https://github.com/BTreeMap/SKILLs/tree/main/fact-check
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/BTreeMap/SKILLs --skill fact-check-btreemap

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? Documents accumulate outdated versions, wrong statistics, and misquoted sources, and manually verifying every claim against primary sources is slow and error-prone. This Skill decomposes a document into atomic claims, verifies each against retrieved evidence, and edits nothing without your explicit approval. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Claim-by-claim verification: Decomposes text into atomic claims, routes each by type (spec, version, date, statistic, computation, quotation) to the right source tier, and records a verdict with verbatim quotes, URLs, and access dates. - Evidence-first reporting: Renders a report where evidence precedes each verdict, with tiered approval (batch, per-item, or never-auto) so you judge corrections before any edit happens. - Safety invariants: Never verifies from memory, treats fetched pages as untrusted data with injection defense, and requires two independent sources for any proposed correction. - Use Case: Point it at a README or technical blog post before publishing; it flags an outdated dependency version, a wrong release date, and an unsupported performance statistic, then applies only the corrections you approve. ## Quick Start Fact-check the claims in docs/guide.md and propose corrections for anything outdated or contradicted.

Frequently Asked Questions about fact-check

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I fact-check a document against web sources?

Fact-checking a document means decomposing it into atomic claims, retrieving evidence for each, and assigning verdicts like supported, contradicted, or outdated. This Skill automates that pipeline and reports every verdict with verbatim quotes, URLs, and access dates.

How to verify version numbers and statistics in technical documentation?

Version claims are routed to package registries or official release pages, and statistics to the original measuring publisher. Each claim type follows a defined retrieval route with source tiers, so vendor documentation and registries outrank blogs and aggregators.

Does fact-checking work without web access?

No. Without retrieval tools the Skill marks every externally checkable claim as unverifiable with a note that no web access exists, then reports and stops. It never verifies claims from parametric memory alone.

Can the fact-checker edit my document automatically?

No edits happen without explicit approval of each specific correction. Approval is tiered by stakes and confidence, rejections are recorded and respected in re-runs, and only approved minimal span replacements are applied.

What are the limitations of automated claim verification?

It cannot verify images, figures, paywalled sources, subjective judgments, disputed interpretations, or future predictions; these are marked unverifiable with a reason. Low-confidence evidence forces abstention with no proposed correction.