MR-005

Source verification protocol v1.0

COMPLEX

Complexity

1 | Quick

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time estimate

15-20 minutes

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status

Active

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entry point

Refine

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LOIS BENCHMARK

When to Use

Verifying journalist information and competitive claims before including in deliverables.

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The Prompt

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I need to verify the following information before including it in [DELIVERABLE TYPE]:

 

**Journalist verification checklist:**

 

For each journalist listed, verify:

 

☐ Current outlet (check LinkedIn, outlet website, recent bylines)

 

☐ Current beat (has it changed recently?)

 

☐ Recent publication activity (are they still actively writing?)

 

☐ Contact information accuracy (if included)

 

☐ Social handles current and active

 

**Competitive claims verification:**

 

For each competitive claim, document:

 

☐ Source of claim (link to primary source)

 

☐ Date of information (is it current?)

 

☐ Verification method (how was this confirmed?)

 

☐ Confidence level (High / Medium / Low)

 

**Verification hierarchy:**

 

  1. Primary source (company website, press release, SEC filing)

 

  1. Authoritative secondary (major publication, analyst report)

 

  1. General secondary (trade publication, blog)

 

  1. Unverified (social media, forum, unattributed)

 

**Output:**

 

| Item | Verification Status | Source | Confidence | Notes |

 

|——|———————|——–|————|——-|

 

| | ☐ Verified / ☐ Unable to verify | | [H/M/L] | |

 

**Items flagged for review:**

 

[List any items that couldn’t be verified or have low confidence]