What It Does

The Fact-Checking system uses AI to identify and verify factual claims in your content. It extracts specific statements from your articles—statistics, dates, quotes, and measurable assertions—then cross-references them against authoritative sources to determine their accuracy. This helps you catch potential misinformation before it reaches your audience.

Fact-checking runs automatically on every article you generate. After content generation completes, ILLIXIS queues a fact-check in the background. Results appear on the article's Accuracy tab within 30-60 seconds. No configuration required.

The system uses a two-phase approach: ILLIXIS extracts verifiable claims from your content, then verifies claims in batches using real-time web search across authoritative sources.


How It Works

Phase 1: Claim Extraction

ILLIXIS analyzes your article and identifies up to 20 verifiable claims. It focuses on:

  • Statistical claims: Numbers, percentages, growth rates ("The market grew 15% in 2024")
  • Factual claims: Specific assertions that can be verified ("Tesla is headquartered in Austin")
  • Historical claims: Dates, events, timelines ("The iPhone launched in 2007")
  • Quotes: Attributed statements from people or organizations

The AI skips opinions, subjective statements, and general knowledge that does not require verification.

Phase 2: Claim Verification (Batched)

ILLIXIS verifies claims in batches of 6 using AI-powered web search. This batched approach is faster and more cost-efficient than checking claims one at a time. For each claim, it provides:

  • Confidence score (0-100%): How certain the verification is
  • Verification status: Verified, uncertain, contradicted, or unverifiable
  • Sources: Links to authoritative references that support or contradict the claim
  • Summary: A brief explanation of the verification findings

Using the Fact-Check Dashboard

Step 1: Access the Dashboard

Navigate to Content Hub > Fact-Check from the main menu. The dashboard shows:

  • Checks Run: Total fact-checks performed in the last 30 days
  • Average Confidence: Mean confidence score across all verified claims
  • Claims Verified: Number of claims confirmed by authoritative sources
  • Claims Flagged: Number of claims that need your review

Step 2: Run a Fact-Check

There are two ways to fact-check content:

From the Dashboard:

  1. Find your content in the "Unchecked Content" section
  2. Click the Check button next to the article
  3. Wait for the analysis to complete (typically 30-60 seconds)

From the Content View:

  1. Open any article in the Content Hub
  2. Look for the "Accuracy" field in the content metadata
  3. Click Check Accuracy if no recent check exists
  4. The accuracy badge shows your overall confidence score once complete

Step 3: Review Results

After a fact-check completes:

  1. Click the eye icon next to any check in the Recent Checks table
  2. A modal opens showing the full claim breakdown
  3. Each claim displays its text, confidence level, verification status, and sources
  4. Claims are color-coded by confidence level for quick scanning

Understanding Results

Confidence Levels

| Level | Score | Meaning |
|-------|-------|---------|
| High | 85-100% | Strongly verified by multiple authoritative sources |
| Medium | 70-84% | Verified by reliable sources |
| Low | 50-69% | Partially verified or conflicting information found |
| Flagged | 0-49% | Cannot verify, contradicted, or likely false |

Verification Statuses

  • Verified: The claim is confirmed by authoritative sources
  • Uncertain: Some supporting evidence exists, but not conclusive
  • Contradicted: Sources actively disagree with the claim
  • Unverifiable: No reliable sources found to confirm or deny

Reading the Accuracy Badge

On content pages, you will see an accuracy badge showing:

  • The overall confidence percentage
  • A fraction showing verified claims vs total claims (e.g., "8/10 verified")
  • A warning icon if any claims are flagged

Handling Flagged Claims

When claims are flagged, you have several options:

Option 1: Review and Edit Content

  1. Click on a flagged claim to see its context
  2. Review the verification summary and sources
  3. Edit your article to correct or remove the inaccurate claim
  4. Re-run the fact-check to verify your changes

Option 2: Hide False Positives

Sometimes the AI flags claims that are actually correct but could not be verified:

  1. Click the Hide button on any claim card
  2. Hidden claims are excluded from the flagged count
  3. This is useful for proprietary data or internal statistics that cannot be verified externally

Option 3: Add Sources to Your Content

If a claim is correct but flagged:

  1. Note the sources the AI found (or did not find)
  2. Add citations to your article that support the claim
  3. This improves credibility even if the fact-check result remains the same

Configuring Settings

Access settings from the dashboard by clicking Settings in the header.

Minimum Confidence Threshold

Default: 70%

Claims scoring below this threshold are flagged for review. Lower this value to flag fewer claims; raise it for stricter verification.

Max Claims to Check

Default: 20 claims

Limits how many claims are verified per article. More claims means more thorough checking.

Automatic Checking

Fact-checking runs automatically after every article is generated. There is no setting to disable this—it is a core quality gate. The check runs in the background and does not delay content delivery.

Require Check Before Publish

When enabled, content with flagged claims cannot be published until:

  • The claims are addressed (edited or hidden)
  • A new fact-check passes

Automation

Auto-Check on Generation

Every newly generated article is automatically fact-checked within seconds of completion. This is always enabled and cannot be turned off—it runs as a background task after content generation.

Pre-Publish Gate

When "Require Check Before Publish" is enabled:

  • Publishing is blocked if any claims are flagged
  • The system checks for a recent fact-check (within 24 hours)
  • If no recent check exists, one runs automatically before publish

24-Hour Cache

Fact-check results are cached for 24 hours. If you request a check on content that was already verified:

  • The cached result is returned immediately
  • Use the Re-check button (refresh icon) to force a new analysis
  • The re-check button is disabled if content has not changed since the last check

Tips for Best Results

  • Generate detailed content: Longer articles with specific claims give the fact-checker more to verify
  • Avoid vague language: "Studies show..." is hard to verify; "A 2024 Harvard study found..." is easier
  • Check before publishing: Run a fact-check as the final step before any article goes live
  • Review flagged claims carefully: Not all flags indicate errors—some claims may be correct but simply hard to verify
  • Use the batch check feature: Select multiple articles from the Content Hub and use "Check Accuracy" to verify them all at once ---

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