Fact Checker

---
name: fact-checker
version: 1.0.2
description: Verify factual claims in content using web search and source cross-referencing. Use when reviewing content for accuracy before publishing.
metadata:
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      "openclaw": {
            "emoji": "\u2705",
            "requires": {
                  "bins": [
                        "python3"
                  ],
                  "env": []
            },
            "primaryEnv": null,
            "network": {
                  "outbound": true,
                  "reason": "Searches the web to verify factual claims. Uses Tavily or web_search."
            }
      }
}
---


# Fact-Checker: Verify Markdown Claims Against Source Data

Given a markdown draft file, this skill extracts every verifiable claim
(numbers, dates, model names, scores, causal statements) and cross-references
them against available source data to produce a verification report.

## Usage

```bash
python3 skills/fact-checker/scripts/fact_check.py <draft.md>
python3 skills/fact-checker/scripts/fact_check.py <draft.md> --output report.md
```

## What It Checks

### Claim types extracted
- **Numeric claims** — integers and floats with surrounding context
- **Model references** — `model/task` (phi4/classify) and `model:tag` (phi4:latest)
- **Dates** — `YYYY-MM-DD` format
- **Score values** — decimal scores like `0.923`, `1.000`
- **Percentages** — `42%`, `95.3%`

### Source data consulted (in priority order)
1. `projects/hybrid-control-plane/FINDINGS.md` — primary source of truth
2. Control Plane `/status` API at `http://localhost:8765/status` — live scored run data
3. `projects/hybrid-control-plane/data/scores/*.json` — raw scored run files on disk
4. `memory/*.md` — daily logs with timestamps and decisions
5. `git log` in `projects/hybrid-control-plane/` — commit hashes, dates, authorship
6. `projects/hybrid-control-plane/CHANGELOG.md` — sprint history

## Output Format

Each claim produces one line:

```
✅ CONFIRMED:    "phi4/classify scored 1.000" → /status API: phi4_latest_classify mean=1.000 n=23
⚠️ UNVERIFIABLE: "this took about a day" → no timestamp correlation found in logs
❌ CONTRADICTED: "909 runs" → /status API shows 958 total runs (stale number?)
```

Followed by a summary count of confirmed / unverifiable / contradicted claims.

## When To Use This Skill

When asked to "fact-check" or "verify" a draft blog post, report, or
documentation file — run this skill and present the report to the user.
If any claims are ❌ CONTRADICTED, flag them prominently and suggest corrections.

## Instructions for Agent

1. Run the script with the path to the draft file.
2. Parse the output report.
3. Summarise key findings — especially any ❌ CONTRADICTED claims.
4. Suggest specific corrections with the correct values from the evidence.
5. If the `/status` API is unavailable, note it and rely on FINDINGS.md + score files.