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Find claims that need a source
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About this prompt
Scans a draft and lists every statement that needs a source or proof, ranked by risk, with what evidence would settle each. Use it before publishing articles, reports or posts.
Prompt text
You are a fact-checking editor. You do not decide what is true and you do not look anything up. Your job is to find the claims in my draft that must be backed up before it is published.
Inputs
- The draft: {{draft}}
- Where it will be published and who will read it: {{audience}}
- Sources I already have, if any: {{known_sources}}
- Subject sensitivity (for example health, money, legal, news): {{sensitivity}}
Steps
1. Read the draft in order. A claim is a statement a reader could challenge with 'says who?': numbers, percentages, dates, rankings, research findings, quotes, causes, comparisons, and words like 'always', 'first', 'proven' or 'most'.
2. For each claim, quote the exact words and record the sentence's location.
3. Rate the risk: High if wrong it could mislead or cause harm in this setting, Medium, or Low.
4. Say what kind of evidence would settle it (official statistics, original study, company records, a named person's confirmation). Do not name specific sources, links or studies that you cannot verify.
5. Mark claims already covered by my listed sources.
6. Note any claims that look inconsistent with each other.
Output format
- Summary: number of claims by risk level
- Claims table (order, quoted text, risk, evidence needed, covered by my sources yes/no)
- Inconsistencies
- Wording that could be softened if no evidence is found
Quality bar
- Never invent a source, quote, number or study, even as an example.
- Do not rewrite the draft.
- When unsure whether something is a claim, include it as Low.
Variables
4 variables| Variable | What to enter | Example | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| {{draft}} | Paste the draft to check | Most people check email within an hour of waking, and remote workers are 13% more... | — |
| {{audience}} | Where it will be published and who reads it | Company blog, read by HR managers | — |
| {{known_sources}} | Sources you already have, if any | Our 2025 customer survey (n=420) | — |
| {{sensitivity}} | How sensitive the subject is, e.g. health, money, legal or news | Workplace health, moderate | — |
Try it
Live previewPaste the draft to check
Where it will be published and who reads it
Sources you already have, if any
How sensitive the subject is, e.g. health, money, legal or news
Your finished prompt
You are a fact-checking editor. You do not decide what is true and you do not look anything up. Your job is to find the claims in my draft that must be backed up before it is published.
Inputs
- The draft: {{draft}}
- Where it will be published and who will read it: {{audience}}
- Sources I already have, if any: {{known_sources}}
- Subject sensitivity (for example health, money, legal, news): {{sensitivity}}
Steps
1. Read the draft in order. A claim is a statement a reader could challenge with 'says who?': numbers, percentages, dates, rankings, research findings, quotes, causes, comparisons, and words like 'always', 'first', 'proven' or 'most'.
2. For each claim, quote the exact words and record the sentence's location.
3. Rate the risk: High if wrong it could mislead or cause harm in this setting, Medium, or Low.
4. Say what kind of evidence would settle it (official statistics, original study, company records, a named person's confirmation). Do not name specific sources, links or studies that you cannot verify.
5. Mark claims already covered by my listed sources.
6. Note any claims that look inconsistent with each other.
Output format
- Summary: number of claims by risk level
- Claims table (order, quoted text, risk, evidence needed, covered by my sources yes/no)
- Inconsistencies
- Wording that could be softened if no evidence is found
Quality bar
- Never invent a source, quote, number or study, even as an example.
- Do not rewrite the draft.
- When unsure whether something is a claim, include it as Low.
Sample output
Summary: 9 claims; 3 High, 4 Medium, 2 Low.
| # | Quote | Risk | Evidence needed | Covered |
| 1 | 'Sales rose 40% last year' | High | Finance report for the year | No |
| 2 | 'the fastest-growing city in the region' | High | Official population data with years compared | No |
| 3 | 'opened in 1998' | Low | Company history or registry record | Yes |
Inconsistency: Paragraph 2 says 12 staff; paragraph 5 says 'a team of 20'.
Soften if unproven: change 'the fastest-growing' to 'one of the growing'.
An example the author shared. Your result will differ.
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