AI-Powered Article Veracity Scoring

Know what you're reading
before it shapes what you think

PRUUF instantly rates any news article across 8 veracity dimensions — factual accuracy, bias, manipulation, source quality, and more — powered by AI and grounded in real-time research.

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The PRUUF panel open on a news article, showing a score of 87 out of 100 and the verdict "We checked this article"

Three clicks.
Complete clarity.

No setup, no subscription. Install the extension and PRUUF works whenever you need it — on any article, any site.

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Open any article

Browse news as you normally would. PRUUF works on any news page you visit — no configuration needed.

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Click the PRUUF icon

Tap the PRUUF icon in your browser toolbar. Our AI engine analyzes the article across 8 veracity dimensions with real-time web grounding.

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Read with confidence

Get an instant 0–100 score, a plain-language verdict, and a breakdown of exactly where the article excels or falls short.

Every angle of
truth-telling quality

PRUUF analyzes each article across eight independently scored dimensions — a complete picture, not just a headline number.

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Weight ×5 — Highest

Factual Accuracy

Are verifiable claims correct, current, and supported by reliable evidence? Errors, outdated facts, and fabrications are penalized.

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Weight ×4

Manipulative Techniques

Does the article use loaded language, straw-man framing, false urgency, or other rhetorical devices to mislead?

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Weight ×4

Authorial Intent

Does the article's structure suggest intent to inform or deceive? Sensationalism and propaganda patterns are flagged.

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Weight ×3

Source Quality

Are sources credible, traceable, and clearly cited? Anonymous sourcing and vague references reduce the score.

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Weight ×3

Omission of Key Facts

Does the article leave out information a reasonable reader needs? Cherry-picking and selective framing are penalized.

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Weight ×3

Logical Integrity

Is the reasoning sound? Logical fallacies, unsupported leaps, and conclusions disproportionate to evidence are caught.

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Weight ×2

Internal Consistency

Is the article logically self-consistent? Contradictions and conflicting claims within the same piece are penalized.

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Weight ×2

Fact vs. Opinion

Does the article clearly separate facts from interpretation? Opinion presented as fact is flagged — opinion itself is not.

Not just AI intuition.
Grounded in reality.

PRUUF doesn't guess. Every analysis is verified through a four-layer grounding system before you see a result.

Layer 1 — Math

Score Validation

All numeric scores are independently recalculated and cross-checked before the final result is computed. No arithmetic errors slip through.

Layer 2 — Research

Real-Time Web Search

Key claims are researched against live web sources before scoring. The AI cites what it found — and penalizes claims it couldn't verify.

Layer 3 — Memory

Semantic Fact Cache

Facts from previous analyses are stored as vector embeddings. New articles are checked against this library for consistency.

Layer 4 — Confidence

Human Review Queue

Low-confidence results are flagged for expert review. Manual overrides from our editorial team are incorporated into future scoring.

8
Veracity dimensions scored
4
AI grounding layers
0–100
Weighted veracity score

Three sizes.
You choose.

A bar that stays out of the way, a panel when you want the verdict, and the full scorecard when you want to argue with it. Drag it wherever you like.

A slate bar resting at the bottom right of a news article, reading "We checked this article" beside a score of 87
The bar — the verdict, without opening anything
The PRUUF panel at its compact size, showing only the verdict and the score
The panel — the verdict and nothing else
The PRUUF panel fully expanded, showing the takeaway and all eight measures scored out of four, weakest first
Everything — the takeaway and all eight measures

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