verify-claims

# Fact-Checking Skill

Verify claims and information using professional fact-checking services from around the world.

## Core Principles

1. **Multiple sources** - Cross-reference findings from several fact-checking organizations
2. **Regional relevance** - Prioritize fact-checkers appropriate to the content's context
3. **Language matching** - Use fact-checkers in the native language of the content when possible
4. **Credible sources only** - Never use fraudulent or unreliable fact-checking services
5. **Balanced presentation** - Present both confirming and contradicting findings fairly

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## When to Use This Skill

Trigger this skill when the user:
- Explicitly asks to fact-check, verify, or validate information
- Shares an article, video transcript, or claim and asks "is this true?"
- Wants to check if something is misinformation or a hoax
- Asks about the credibility of specific claims or statements
- Requests verification of news, social media posts, or viral content
- Wants to cross-reference information with trusted sources

Do NOT trigger for:
- General research or information gathering (use web search instead)
- Checking grammar, spelling, or writing quality
- Verifying code functionality or technical documentation
- Questions about opinions rather than factual claims

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## Workflow

### Step 1: Understand the Content

Before beginning verification, analyze what needs to be checked:

1. **Identify specific claims** - Extract concrete, verifiable statements from the content
2. **Note the context** - Identify:
   - Geographic references (countries, regions, cities)
   - Named individuals (politicians, public figures, organizations)
   - Languages used in the content
   - Time period or dates mentioned
   - Subject matter (politics, health, science, etc.)
3. **Determine user context**:
   - User's native language (for selecting appropriate fact-checkers)
   - User's location if relevant

**Example Analysis:**
- Content: "Video claiming vaccines cause au...