Chrome fact checker workflow for journalists and newsrooms before quoting or publishing.
Start with one disputed claim, quote, statistic, source trail, or AI-assisted draft sentence, then run a FactSentinel check before the line moves into copy, a headline, a newsletter, or a follow-up assignment.
Start with the claim that can change the story.
A newsroom check should be narrow enough to act on. Instead of asking whether a whole article is true, isolate the sentence that affects the headline, nut graf, quote framing, data point, source attribution, or editor decision.
1. Preserve context
Keep the exact claim, speaker, date, outlet, URL, draft note, or AI-generated wording. Do not paraphrase away the part that needs evidence.
2. Run FactSentinel
Review verdict, confidence, source links, reasoning, model agreement, and caveats while the article, transcript, document, or draft remains open in Chrome.
3. Make an editorial call
Use the source trail to quote, rewrite, hold for editor review, assign more reporting, request documentation, or remove the claim.
Newsroom checks worth running first.
FactSentinel is most useful when a reporter or editor needs a fast first pass before deciding how much human reporting time to spend next.
Disputed claims
- Claims from officials, campaigns, companies, advocates, or social posts.
- Quotes where the wording or context may have shifted.
- Assertions likely to be repeated in a headline or newsletter.
AI-assisted drafts
- Generated summaries that cite unfamiliar articles or reports.
- Background paragraphs copied from AI tools into draft copy.
- Source lists that look complete but have not been opened.
Assignment decisions
- Tip-line claims that need a first evidence pass.
- Data points that require a primary source before reporting continues.
- Follow-up questions for a source or subject-matter expert.
What the check should give an editor.
The goal is not to replace reporting. The goal is to create a structured evidence pass that makes the next newsroom action clearer and more defensible.
Evidence trail
- Sources attached to the exact wording.
- Signals when evidence is primary, secondary, missing, or mismatched.
- Caveats visible before publication pressure takes over.
Editorial action
- Quote with context, rewrite, hold, assign, or remove.
- Ask a source for documentation.
- Escalate high-risk medical, legal, financial, or safety claims.
Measurable install path
- Send install-intent readers through `/download`.
- Run one first-success check in Chrome.
- Return for the next quote, source, or disputed claim.
Related source-aware workflows.
Use the article guide for general story checks, the source guide for citation trails, the hallucination guide for AI answers, and the case study for a public fake-sources walkthrough.
Install, then check one publish-risk claim.
Open the download page, install the Chrome extension, and run a first-success check on one disputed claim, AI-assisted draft sentence, quote, or source trail before it moves through the newsroom.