{"slug": "show-hn-alethecs-fact-checks-a-claim-and-shows-its-own-reasoning-gaps", "title": "Show HN: Alethecs – fact-checks a claim and shows its own reasoning gaps", "summary": "Alethecs, a new fact-checking tool showcased on Hacker News, investigates claims by breaking them down into sources, evidence, and contradictions, and actively attempts to disprove its own conclusions. The tool provides an evidence graph, a skeptic check, and receipts for each answer, aiming to offer transparent and honest verification.", "body_md": "CASE OPENINVESTIGATE - CONNECT - CHALLENGE - EXPLAIN - ACT\n\n# DON'T TRUST IT.\n\nINVESTIGATE IT.\n\nHand Alethecs a claim, source, document, or problem. It follows the evidence, tries to disprove its own conclusion, and shows you every receipt.\n\n Clear, honest answers\n\n Evidence graph\n\n Skeptic check\n\n Evidence board - exhibit A\n\nSOURCE\n\nWHAT THEY SAID\n\nSTUDY\n\nEVIDENCE\n\nTHE ANSWER\n\nWHAT TO DO\n\n Answer, backed by real evidence\n\n## How it works\n\nMethod\nAlethecs breaks a claim down into its sources, its evidence, and its contradictions, so you can see how the answer was reached instead of just being told to trust it.\n\n01\n\n### Investigate\n\nIngest a URL, document, message, or problem as an untrusted case.\n\n02\n\n### Connect\n\nExtract claims, map sources, and build an interactive evidence graph.\n\n03\n\n### Challenge\n\nA skeptic pass actively tries to disprove the current conclusion.\n\n04\n\n### Explain\n\nEvery claim ships with receipts - the chain of evidence behind each answer.\n\n05\n\n### Act\n\nDraft a response, generate a report, or monitor the source for new evidence.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-alethecs-fact-checks-a-claim-and-shows-its-own-reasoning-gaps", "canonical_source": "https://www.alethecs.app", "published_at": "2026-09-08 11:07:13+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-08 11:33:15.605354+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "artificial-intelligence", "natural-language-processing"], "entities": ["Alethecs", "Hacker News"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-alethecs-fact-checks-a-claim-and-shows-its-own-reasoning-gaps", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-alethecs-fact-checks-a-claim-and-shows-its-own-reasoning-gaps.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-alethecs-fact-checks-a-claim-and-shows-its-own-reasoning-gaps.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-alethecs-fact-checks-a-claim-and-shows-its-own-reasoning-gaps.jsonld"}}