A professional-grade verification tool that cross-references claims against global fact-checking organizations to combat misinformation and hoaxes.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install verify-claims
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install verify-claims using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Verify Claims Skill?
The Verify Claims skill is a specialized module designed to empower AI agents with the ability to validate information using authoritative, non-partisan fact-checking services. By integrating this capability into Openclaw Skills, developers can ensure their agents don't just search the web broadly, but specifically target verified datasets from recognized organizations like Snopes, FactCheck.org, and Full Fact.
This skill is essential for building trust in AI applications that handle news, political statements, or health-related content. It provides a structured framework for analyzing claims, selecting the most relevant regional or subject-matter experts, and presenting a balanced synthesis of evidence to the end user.
Verify Claims Skill Use Cases
- Validating viral social media posts or video claims for authenticity.
- Cross-referencing political statements during election cycles using regional Openclaw Skills workflows.
- Fact-checking medical or scientific claims against specialized services like Health Feedback.
- Investigating article transcripts or news segments for factual accuracy and potential misinformation.
- Automating the verification of breaking news by monitoring global fact-checking databases.
How Verify Claims Skill Works
- Analyze the input content to extract concrete, verifiable claims and identify geographical, linguistic, and subject-matter context.
- Dynamically fetch the current list of global fact-checking organizations to ensure source credibility and exclude fraudulent sites.
- Select 3-7 relevant services based on the user's language, the content's origin, and the specific topic (e.g., climate, health, or politics).
- Execute targeted site-specific searches using optimized queries to find existing debunks or verification articles.
- Analyze search results to extract verdicts, supporting evidence, and contextual nuances from the most relevant articles.
- Synthesize findings into an objective report that highlights consensus and provides direct citations to the sources.
Verify Claims Skill Setup
To integrate this skill within your Openclaw Skills environment, add the skill definition to your agent's library and ensure it has access to web search tools.
# Ensure your agent has access to the following resources:
# 1. Wikipedia (for service discovery)
# 2. DuckDuckGo (for site-specific searching)
# 3. Web Fetch (for reading full articles)
Verify Claims Skill Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes findings into a structured taxonomy for clear presentation:
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Verdict | The professional rating (e.g., True, False, Misleading, Mixed) |
| Evidence | Concrete data points and citations used by the fact-checker |
| Context | Historical background or reasons why the claim persists |
| Source Citation | Direct link to the article including the organization name and date |
Verify Claims Skill Advanced Features
- Regional Relevance Engine: Automatically prioritizes fact-checkers located in the country where the claim originated.
- Language Matching: Translates search terms into the native language of the fact-checking service for higher accuracy.
- Fresh Content Scheduling: If a claim is less than 3 days old and no fact-check exists, it can schedule an automated follow-up through Openclaw Skills.
- Specialist Routing: Directs scientific or health claims to specific organizations like Science Feedback for deeper technical validation.
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