Overview

The criteria compiled here are only designed for an analysis of the claim/statement choosing and checking process. They also aid in rating the claim as True or False or misleading or partially correct, Incorrect, Satire, or Checked among other verdicts based on the evidence provided. Below are the criteria we use to evaluate fact-checks made by Debunk Media:

Categories of Fact-Checks

• Health and Human Rights: Health claims contain information which impacts people’s well-being, not based on current scientific evidence. Human rights claims impact basic freedoms and need to be fact-checked.
• Climate Change: Claims related to climate change hinder progress and increase risks to the environment. We fact-check such claims.

Fact-Checking Criteria

Criteria	Description
One claim per Fact Check	Claims containing multiple propositions should be divided into separate fact-checks, each containing exactly one claim.
Claims are checked in their immediate context	The context matters in fact-checking, based on the reality represented by the claim at hand, not the surrounding of the speaker.
Fact-checks are based on evidence	There must be evidence to support fact-checks; fact-checkers should disclose their sources, methodology, and truth-value categories.
Each claim is checked using the same criteria	Fact-checks should not focus on any one particular side (e.g., party), and the fact-checker should not advocate for policy positions.

Uncheckable Sentence Types

• Claims about the future and Goal setting (cannot be fact-checked as there is no way to know the future).
• Unclear or vague claims and Claims about non-existent things (e.g., "Artists are childish").
• Claims containing aesthetic, moral or ethical values.
• Claims concerning the supernatural or matters of faith.
• Claims referring to personal experiences.
• Redundancies, Performative sentences, Opinions, Interrogative sentences, Non-declarative exclamatory sentences, Imperative sentences.

Editorial Structure

Role	Description
Team Lead	Ensures the growth and direction of the Editorial Desk, advises on published information.
Managing Editor	Overlooks editing, ensures quality assurance, manages content, social media, and website.
Associate Editor	Manages video content, ensures accurate research, and assists the Managing Editor.
Audio Editor	In charge of cutting sound recorded by the fact-checker to meet standards.
Bot Manager	Oversees the Debunk Fact-Checking Bot and ensures effective operation.
Video Editor	Handles video production from research to publishing, ensuring high-quality content.
Fact Checker	Responsible for identifying checkable claims, verifying facts, and ensuring accurate reporting.

Contact

If you would like to talk to our Editors, please send us an email at thedebunk@gmail.com.