verify_claim
Verify Claim
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Call verify_claim when you have a specific factual assertion and want to know whether current web sources support it. Takes a claim as a natural-language statement; returns a verdict with cited evidence and stated limits.
Verdict set:
- "supported" — multiple independent sources directly confirm the specific claimed detail
- "partially_supported" — sources confirm the entity and domain; specific detail is pointed to but not directly stated
- "insufficient_evidence" — sources don't address the specific claim; fires freely, including when the entity is well-known but the specific detail is undocumented
- "unsupported" — a credible source explicitly contradicts the claim
All verdicts are DECIDE-BY-EYE. A "supported" verdict means current web sources confirm it — not that it is true. Evidence may be incomplete, biased, or outdated. The stated_limits field is always present and identifies what the evidence cannot confirm.
Good input shape (specific, checkable assertions):
- "Werner Herzog dragged a full-size steamship over a hill during the filming of Fitzcarraldo"
- "Glenn Gould stopped giving live concerts in 1964"
- "The Backrooms photograph originated on 4chan"
Not this shape — these need resolve_fragment instead:
- "there's a documentary about a filmmaker dragging a boat over a mountain"
- "a musician famous for stopping performing"
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| claim | string | yes | A specific factual assertion to check against current web sources. Should be a concrete, checkable statement — not a question or a half-remembered fragment. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"claim"
],
"properties": {
"claim": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A specific factual assertion to check against current web sources. Should be a concrete, checkable statement — not a question or a half-remembered fragment.",
"minLength": 5,
"maxLength": 500
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}