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Content Verification Skill

Provides an integrated workflow to ensure the reliability of written content.

Workflow Overview

┌─────────────┐    ┌─────────────┐    ┌─────────────┐
│  Step 1     │    │  Step 2     │    │  Step 3     │
│  Identify   │ →  │  Verify     │ →  │  Reference  │
│  (scan)     │    │  (verify)   │    │  (reference)│
└─────────────┘    └─────────────┘    └─────────────┘

Quick Start

Run the full flow

User: Verify the content of this document

Run a specific step only

User: Identify sections that need verification in this article
User: Fact-check this numerical data
User: Organize the reference list

Step 1: Identify (scan)

Analyze the entire text and identify sections that require verification.

Check Perspectives

Category	Examples
Factual statements	Historical facts, scientific facts, regulations/laws
Quantitative claims	Numbers, statistics, dates, rankings
Definitive expressions	"always", "the only", "the largest"
Citations/references	Quotes from people, citations from literature
Comparisons/evaluations	"better than", "generally"

Output Format

## Sections to Verify

### Priority: High
| # | Section | Type | Verification Needed |
|---|---------|------|---------------------|
| 1 | "..." | Numerical | Confirm source |

Step 2: Verify

Fact-check identified sections against external sources.

Verification Process

1. Identify sources: Collect candidates via web search
2. Retrieve actual content: Verify with WebFetch or curl
3. Evaluate: Check consistency, accuracy, context, and recency

Important: Do not blindly trust AI search results

# If WebFetch is blocked
curl -s -L "https://example.com/page" | head -200

# Check past versions on Wayback Machine
curl -s "https://archive.org/wayback/available?url=example.com/page"

Evaluation Criteria

Verdict	Condition
Accurate	Confirmed by reliable source, content matches
Needs Correction	Mostly accurate but details need fixing
Incorrect	Contradicts facts, could cause serious misunderstanding
Unverifiable	No reliable source found

Step 3: Reference Organization

After verification is complete, organize references according to project specifications.

Tasks

1. Check project specifications: Citation style, placement location
2. Register to reference list: Add confirmed sources
3. Add cross-references in text: Footnotes/inline/numbered references

Reference Format Examples

<!-- Footnote format -->
The population of Japan is approximately 120 million[^1].
[^1]: Statistics Bureau of Japan, "Population Estimates", 2024

<!-- Inline format -->
The population of Japan is approximately 120 million (Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2024).

Verifying Existing References/Citations

If the text already has references, also check the following:

Checklist

• Links are live (no 404 errors)
• Cited content matches the reference source
• Citations are used in appropriate context
• Referenced information is up to date

Handling Broken Links

# Check status code
curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "https://example.com/page"

# Get alternative URL from Wayback Machine
curl -s "https://archive.org/wayback/available?url=example.com/page"

Usage Examples

User: Verify the content of README.md and organize the references

User: Check if the citations in this paper are correct

User: Verify the items identified in Issue #45

Output Report Format

# Content Verification Report

## Target Files
- path/to/document.md

## Verification Summary
| Total | Accurate | Needs Correction | Incorrect | Unverifiable |
|-------|----------|-------------------|-----------|--------------|
| 10    | 7        | 2                 | 0         | 1            |

## Detailed Results
[Verification results for each item...]

## Reference Organization Status
- [ ] Reference list updated
- [ ] Cross-references added in text
- [ ] Link verification complete