fact-check-pass
Run a claim-by-claim fact-check pass on a draft article, script, or report before publication. Use when asked to fact-check a piece, verify claims before publishing, or do editorial verification. Produces a claim inventory (every checkable assertion pulled out), a verification status and source for each (confirmed / needs sourcing / unverifiable / wrong), the fixes, and a flag on the high-risk claims (numbers, quotes, names, legal/defamatory statements) that must not go out unverified.
Profile →npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill fact-check-pass --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Fact-Check Pass Skill Everything in a published piece is a claim someone can be wrong about — a date, a number, a quote, an implication. This skill does what a good fact-checker does: it pulls every checkable assertion out of the prose, verifies each against a source, and stops the high-risk ones (stats, quotes, anything defamatory) from going out on a "probably right." ## Working from a brief Given the draft, **produce the claim inventory and status** — check what you can against the provided/known sources, and for anything you can't verify, mark it clearly rather than guessing. Never assert a fact is confirmed without a basis. ## Required Inputs Ask for (if not provided, else infer and label): - **The draft** (article, script, report) - **Available sources** — the reporter's notes, documents, links, transcripts - **Risk level / venue** — where it publishes and how litigious/high-stakes the subject is ## Output Format ### Claim inventory Every checkable assertion extracted: | # | Claim (as written) | Type | Status | Source / basis | Fix | |---|---|---|---|---|---| - **Type:** number/stat · quote · name/title · date · causal/implied · characterization. - **Status:** ✅ confirmed ·
- Working from a brief
- Required Inputs
- Output Format
- Claim inventory
- High-risk flags
- Fixes
- Sign-off
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
What does the fact-check-pass skill do?
Run a claim-by-claim fact-check pass on a draft article, script, or report before publication. Use when asked to fact-check a piece, verify claims before publishing, or do editorial verification. Produces a claim inventory (every checkable assertion pulled out), a verification status and source for each (confirmed / needs sourcing / unverifiable / wrong), the fixes, and a flag on the high-risk claims (numbers, quotes, names, legal/defamatory statements) that must not go out unverified.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill fact-check-pass --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.