Verification

AI-powered fact-checking and confidence scoring for all articles.

How Verification Works

Each ingested article is analyzed for:

1. Source Credibility - Historical accuracy of the source
2. Cross-Reference - Corroboration from other sources
3. Claim Analysis - Factual claims extracted and checked
4. Recency - Timeliness and freshness of information

Confidence Scores

Articles receive a confidence score from 0-100%:

Score	Label	Description
90-100%	✅ Verified	Multiple corroborating sources
70-89%	🟡 Likely	Single credible source, plausible
50-69%	🟠 Unverified	Limited corroboration
0-49%	🔴 Disputed	Contradicted or suspicious

Verification in Briefings

By default, briefings prioritize verified content:

{
  "minConfidence": 0.7,
  "showUnverified": false
}

Override to include all content:

curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/briefings/generate \
  -d '{"minConfidence": 0, "showUnverified": true}'

Manual Verification

Mark articles as verified/disputed in the dashboard:

1. Open article detail view
2. Click Verification Status
3. Select status and add notes

Verification API

# Get verification status
curl http://localhost:3000/api/articles/123/verification

# Update verification
curl -X PUT http://localhost:3000/api/articles/123/verification \
  -d '{"status": "verified", "notes": "Confirmed via official source"}'

Improving Accuracy

• Add more diverse sources for better cross-referencing
• Regularly review flagged articles
• Report false positives to improve the model