source-verification
Journalism source verification and fact-checking workflows. Use when verifying claims, checking source credibility, investigating social media accounts, reverse image searching, or building verification trails. Essential for reporters, fact-checkers, and researchers working with unverified information.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill source-verification --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.
# Source verification methodology Systematic approaches for verifying sources, claims, and digital content in journalism and research. ## Verification framework ### The SIFT method **S - Stop**: Don't immediately share or use unverified information **I - Investigate the source**: Who is behind the information? **F - Find better coverage**: What do other reliable sources say? **T - Trace claims**: Find the original source of the claim ### Source credibility checklist ```markdown ## Source evaluation template ### Basic identification - [ ] Full name/organization identified - [ ] Contact information verifiable - [ ] Professional credentials checkable - [ ] Online presence consistent across platforms ### Expertise assessment - [ ] Relevant expertise for the claim being made - [ ] Track record in this subject area - [ ] Recognized by peers in the field - [ ] No history of spreading misinformation ### Motivation analysis - [ ] Potential conflicts of interest identified - [ ] Financial stake in the outcome? - [ ] Political or ideological motivation? - [ ] Personal grievance involved? ### Corroboration - [ ] Can claims be independently verified? - [ ] Do other credible sources confirm? - [
- Verification framework
- The SIFT method
- Source credibility checklist
- Digital verification techniques
- Social media account analysis
- Reverse image search workflow
- Video verification
- Document verification
- PDF and document analysis
- Building a verification trail
- Documentation template
- Archiving evidence
- Web archiving best practices
- Screenshot documentation
What does the source-verification skill do?
Journalism source verification and fact-checking workflows. Use when verifying claims, checking source credibility, investigating social media accounts, reverse image searching, or building verification trails. Essential for reporters, fact-checkers, and researchers working with unverified information.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill source-verification --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 majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 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.