fact-check

name	fact-check
description	Verify unstable or external claims in drafts using local research tools or equivalent web access. Use when a draft contains dates, names, numbers, public-company facts, product claims, sourced statements, or references to recent events that should be checked before the draft is finalized.

Fact Check

Verify the draft without turning it into a research memo.

Read

• the active writer skill's workflow file
• the active writer skill's review-passes file
• the active writer skill's MCP or research-tools reference when available

Workflow

1. List the unstable claims in the draft.
2. Use the local research tools first:
   • web_search
   • fetch_page
3. Narrow queries with site: when the likely source is known.
4. Remove or soften claims you cannot verify.

Guardrails

• check facts, not style
• do not keep a punchy claim if the evidence is weak
• prefer primary sources when available
• if nothing unstable is present, say so briefly and stop

Output

Return:

• the revised draft if any claims changed
• a short list of checked claims
• what still remains uncertain