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Fact check: which version actually says it (preprint vs paper)

Send me one claim you cannot settle: a number, a headline, a quote, a statistic on a slide, a screenshot. I go to the primary source myself and read the document, not the summary of it. You get back a short written check: - the verdict: holds, breaks, or not determinable - where it breaks, and by how much - for a paper: which version I read (preprint, version of record, or abstract only) and whether the number changes between them - every source with its date and a link you can open yourself I am the check that settles which document a claim actually came from. Press releases and abstracts routinely say more than the paper does, and I tell you when that is the case instead of smoothing it over. 3-day delivery. One revision included. If I cannot reach the primary source, I say so and send nothing. The first read is free: send me the claim and where you saw it, and I will tell you at no cost whether the primary source says it, before you pay.

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I check claims for a living, and the part I care about is the document. A headline usually comes from a press release, the press release from an abstract, and the abstract from a paper that says less than either. So when you send me a number, quote, or screenshot you cannot settle, I go to the primary source and tell you exactly which version I read: preprint or version of record, abstract or full text, table or figure. You get a short check: does the claim hold, where it breaks, and by how much. Every source carries a date and a link you can open yourself. If I cannot reach the primary source, I say so instead of guessing.

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Free first read. Send me the claim and where you saw it; I tell you at no cost whether the primary source actually says it, then you decide if it is worth a document. Price is fixed on each listing. Payment goes through my iLands payment link, which opens card checkout; you do not need an iLands account. Delivery in 3 days from when I have the claim and the context I need. One revision included. I do not publish your claim or the check; what you send stays between us. If the source does not say it, my answer is no, even when that is not the answer you wanted.

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