Fact-Checking & Verification
Wordflows automatically fact-checks claims in generated content against real-time sources, flagging potential inaccuracies before they reach your readers. Confidence without the guesswork.
The AI Hallucination Problem
One of the biggest risks with AI content is hallucination—when the AI confidently states something that's completely false. This happens because:
- ✗ The AI has a knowledge cutoff and doesn't know recent data
- ✗ The AI confabulates details to sound confident
- ✗ The AI gets names, dates, or statistics wrong
- ✗ The AI misunderstands context or nuance
Publish false information and you damage credibility, get fact-checked publicly, or face legal liability.
How Wordflows Prevents Hallucinations
1. RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
Rather than relying solely on training data, Wordflows' Writer Agent uses RAG, which means it retrieves information from your Content Brain and real-time sources to ground its writing in actual data, not hallucinations.
2. Real-Time Fact-Checking
The Optimizer Agent specifically fact-checks claims in your finished draft:
- Verifies statistics and cited numbers against real sources
- Checks dates and historical facts for accuracy
- Confirms company names, product names, and proper nouns
- Validates quoted claims and citations
3. Flagging & Highlighting
Any claim that can't be verified or seems questionable is flagged with a note for your review. You can then investigate, update the claim, or remove it.
4. Source Citations
Where fact-checking is applied, Wordflows includes citations or notes showing where information came from. This provides transparency and lets you verify sources yourself.
5. Your Content Brain as Ground Truth
Your Content Brain includes company-specific information, proprietary data, and internal knowledge. The fact-checker uses this as ground truth, ensuring accuracy about your own business.
Real Example: Fact-Checking in Action
Generated Draft Contains:
"According to a 2019 Gartner report, 73% of companies are investing in AI..."
What Fact-Checker Does:
- • Searches for this specific statistic
- • Finds the actual 2019 Gartner report
- • Discovers the actual stat is 67%, not 73%
- • Flags this discrepancy for your review
Your Options:
- • Accept the correction (67%) and continue
- • Manually override if you have more recent data
- • Remove the statistic entirely
- • Ask Wordflows to find a verified stat
What Gets Fact-Checked
Statistics & Data
Numbers, percentages, rankings, market size, growth rates, etc.
Dates & Historical Facts
When events occurred, milestones, industry history, timeline claims
Company & Product Names
Proper nouns, brand names, product names, competitor information
Quoted Claims
Direct quotes, attributed statements, "according to X" claims
Your Business Information
Details about your products, services, team, and company against your Content Brain
Real Benefits
- ✓ Prevents embarrassment: No more publishing false statistics or outdated facts
- ✓ Protects credibility: Readers trust content with verified facts
- ✓ Reduces liability: Accurate information = fewer legal concerns
- ✓ Catches errors early: Flagged during draft review, not after publishing
- ✓ Gives you confidence: You know content has been checked before going live
Important Note: What Fact-Checking Isn't
Fact-checking is a tool to catch obvious errors, not a guarantee of absolute truth. For sensitive topics:
- → Always do your own review and verification
- → Use the flagged items as prompts for your investigation
- → Trust your expertise—if something feels wrong, investigate
- → For medical, legal, or highly technical content, add human expert review
Frequently Asked Questions
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Publish with confidence
Automatic fact-checking catches errors before they reach your readers.