Best used for
- Breaking down claims
- Suggesting what should be checked
- Structuring first-pass notes
Thinking and drafting assistant
ChatGPT
A flexible general-purpose assistant for reasoning, drafting, and turning messy inputs into structured questions.
Where it helps journalists
- Turns a broad claim into checkable parts
- Helps build an initial verification plan
Limits and caution
- Can sound more certain than the evidence supports
- Can flatten the differences between sources
Do not rely on it for
- Final proof
- Invisible citations
- Final editorial judgment