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Re:Show HN: Bullshit Detector – agent skills that fact-check... by N_Lens on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @09:52AM (#49097557)
Who checks the checkers?
Re:Show HN: Bullshit Detector – agent skills that fact-check... by qntmfred on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @10:13AM (#49097835)
me. I volunteer as ultimate arbiter of Truth.
Re:Show HN: Bullshit Detector – agent skills that fact-check... by stoneman24 on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @11:48AM (#49099045)
To paraphrase Monty Python “supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony" (or authority based on a self declaration)

In the age of ai, where you can flood the zone with easily generated content, even a democratic society might struggle to maintain an stable sense of shared reality and history

Re:Show HN: Bullshit Detector – agent skills that fact-check... by qntmfred on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @12:05PM (#49099295)
all the more necessary to have trusted curators of information
Re:Show HN: Bullshit Detector – agent skills that fact-check... by skorniienko on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @10:18AM (#49097881)
maybe some community-driven and curated source blacklist could be implemented. It thing it would be too much for you doing that alone :)
Re:Show HN: Bullshit Detector – agent skills that fact-check... by qntmfred on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @02:06PM (#49100930)
me.
Re:Show HN: Bullshit Detector – agent skills that fact-check... by skorniienko on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @10:09AM (#49097788)
At the moment - it's model's judgement upon search results for every claim from provided content. If search results returned inaccurate data, or were fabricated - it might affect a verdict for that claim, or highlight that it's unverifiable or contradictory.

But there is a room for improvement, what do you suggest? Have a Judge agent which will check results?