fact-check

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Verify a specific claim by searching for evidence across web and academic sources. Use when the user asks to verify, fact-check, or confirm a statement.

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fact-checkingevidence-verificationacademic-source-searchweb-source-searchsource-validation

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Fact-check the following claim: "$ARGUMENTS"

1. Decompose

Break the claim into specific, verifiable sub-claims. List them explicitly before searching.

2. Search for Evidence

For each sub-claim:
paper-search google web "<sub-claim as question>"
paper-search semanticscholar snippets "<sub-claim keywords>"
paper-search semanticscholar papers "<sub-claim keywords>" --limit 5

3. Verify Sources

For each promising source:
paper read <arxiv_id> <relevant section>   # for academic papers
paper-search browse <url>                   # for web pages
Prefer primary sources (original papers, official data) over secondary reports.

4. Assess

For each sub-claim, assign a verdict:
  • Supported: strong evidence from multiple reliable sources
  • Partially supported: some evidence, with caveats
  • Unsupported: no evidence found, or evidence contradicts the claim
  • Uncertain: insufficient evidence to judge

5. Report

Present:
  • The original claim
  • Each sub-claim with its verdict and supporting evidence
  • An overall assessment
  • All sources cited with URLs

Guidelines

  • Always cite specific sources — never state a verdict without evidence.
  • Distinguish between "no evidence found" and "evidence contradicts."
  • Note the quality and recency of sources.
  • If a claim is about a specific paper, read that paper directly rather than relying on summaries.