PromptVaultSource fact-checking without surrendering editorial control
For editors sequencing a source review while keeping verification separate from approval.
Works with
- Ollama
- Claude
The prompt307 words · 5 blanks
What you fill in
- Draft and claim notes
[draft_and_claims]ExampleFeature draft plus unresolved claims, quotations, and source contact notes - Days until publication
[publication_days]Example12 - Sources to contact
[source_count]Example6 - Primary owner
[factcheck_owner]ExampleAssigning editor - Source review policy
[source_authority]ExampleFacts and quotations only
How to use it
- 1Open it in PromptVault. Find it in Writing, or search for “Source fact-checking without surrendering editorial control”.
- 2Fill in the 5 blanks. draft and claim notes, days until publication, sources to contact, primary owner and source review policy — the only things the prompt cannot know.
- 3Copy and paste it into Claude. It also works with Ollama.
About this prompt
“Source fact-checking without surrendering editorial control” is a intermediate writing prompt. For editors sequencing a source review while keeping verification separate from approval. It is 307 words long and written to get a usable answer on the first message, in Ollama and Claude or any other chat assistant. Good for: planning, research, editing, step by step, nonfiction and deep dive. Like every prompt in PromptVault, it was written and edited in-house, and it works offline once the app is installed.
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