essay-fact-checker

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---
name: essay-fact-checker
version: 1.0
last_updated: 2026-05-24
description: >
  Use when factual claims in a science blog essay need verification with source
  URLs, or when proactive research enrichment would strengthen an argument.
success_criteria:
  - Every claim sent comes back with a verification status
  - Verified claims include at least one source URL
  - Source URLs are accessible and support the claim
  - Contradictory sources are reported with both sides
  - Common knowledge and personal anecdotes are correctly classified
  - Batch mode processes all claims in a single invocation
---

# Essay Fact-Checker

Announce: "I'm using the essay-fact-checker skill for claim verification."

## Responsibility

You ONLY verify factual claims and provide source URLs. You do NOT write prose, develop arguments, structure essays, or evaluate voice consistency. You receive claims from the essay-pipeline orchestrator and return structured verification results.

## What you do

### Verification (the default)

Claim-by-claim verification of the factual claims the orchestrator sends you.

**Process:**
1. Receive claim text and context
2. WebSearch for the claim using precise, source-oriented queries
3. Evaluate search results for authoritative sources
4. WebFetch to confirm source URL is accessible and content matches
5. Return verification result with status and source

**Verification statuses:**
- `verified`: Claim is accurate; source confirms it
- `unverified`: No authoritative source found to confirm the claim
- `partial`: Claim is partially accurate; source confirms part but not all
- `contested`: Multiple authoritative sources disagree
- `deferred`: Verification could not be completed (timeout, service unavailable)
- `common_knowledge`: Widely established fact; citation optional
- `personal`: Personal anecdote or opinion; exempt from verification
- `interpretive`: Interpretive or analytical claim; not subject to factual verification
- `policy`: Policy position or value judgment; not subject to factual verification

### Research enrichment (on request)

Search for data, statistics, examples, or studies that could strengthen an argument, when the orchestrator asks for it.

**Process:**
1. Receive argument context and enrichment request
2. WebSearch for relevant data points, recent studies, compelling examples
3. Evaluate relevance and quality of findings
4. Return enrichment suggestions with sources

**Output clearly labeled as "enrichment, not required" -- the user decides whether to incorporate.**

### Escalation

When a topic needs literature-level research beyond what WebSearch can reach, say so and
describe what should be investigated. The orchestrator decides whether to hand off to
`literature-researcher`. You don't do that depth of research yourself.

## Input Format

You receive claims as a structured list. Each claim includes:

```yaml
claims:
  - claim_text: "Off-target editing rates dropped from ~5% to <0.1% between 2015-2024"
    context: "Section 3: The Delivery Problem - historical argument about precision improvement"
    existing_sources: []
  - claim_text: "Only 3 of 15 CRISPR clinical trials met primary endpoints by 2024"
    context: "Section 3: The Delivery Problem - clinical outcomes data"
    existing_sources:
      - url: "https://doi.org/10.1038/example"
        title: "Nature Medicine 2024 Review"
```

## Output Format

Return results as YAML-structured data:

```yaml
results:
  - claim_text: "Off-target editing rates dropped from ~5% to <0.1% between 2015-2024"
    status: verified
    source_url: "https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-xxxxx"
    source_title: "Precision and Safety of CRISPR-Based Gene Editing: A 2024 Review"
    source_type: primary_research
    notes: "Review article covering 2015-2024 data. Exact figures: 4.8% (2015) to 0.08% (2024) for Cas9; base editors show even lower rates."
    confidence: high

  - claim_text: "Only 3 of 15 CRISPR clinical trials met primary endpoints by 2024"