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Fact-check a claim before you share it
Something sounds too neat to be true. Get what's known and how to verify it yourself.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Fact-check this claim with me. Claim: [paste] Where I saw it: [details] Why it matters to me: [optional] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. What can be checked quickly. 2. What remains unknown. 3. Sources or searches I should open myself. 4. Whether I should wait before sharing. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, steps or official URLs you're not sure of. UK English. For verification of this specific claim from primary sources, use web search and name the page you used. If it doesn't search on its own, open View all tools and choose Search. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. paste: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Gemini
Fact-check this claim with me. Claim: [paste] Where I saw it: [details] Why it matters to me: [optional] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. What can be checked quickly. 2. What remains unknown. 3. Sources or searches I should open myself. 4. Whether I should wait before sharing. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, steps or official URLs you're not sure of. UK English. For verification of this specific claim from primary sources, use Google Search and name the page you used. Stay in this Gemini chat. Leave extensions off, including Gmail and Drive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. paste: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You paste the claim.
The assistant asks where you saw it.
You get knowns, unknowns and verification steps.
What happens
Use Gemini to fact-check a claim before you share it
Something sounds too neat to be true. Get what's known and how to verify it yourself.
Tools
Paste the prompt, fill the blanks, copy the draft.
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