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🔍 VeriFact

AI-Powered Fact Checking with Google Fact Check API

A professional web application that verifies claims using Google's Fact Check Tools API, providing real-time fact-checking against a comprehensive database of reputable fact-checkers including PolitiFact, Snopes, FactCheck.org, and more.

🌟 Features

• ✅ Real-time Fact Checking: Verify claims instantly using Google Fact Check API
• 🎨 Professional UI: Clean, color-coded interface with green (True), red (False), yellow (Mixed) ratings
• 📊 Multi-Source Verification: Aggregate results from multiple fact-checking organizations
• 💾 Export Results: Download verification reports in TXT format
• 🔒 Secure: API keys managed through environment variables (Hugging Face Secrets)
• 📱 Responsive Design: Works seamlessly on desktop and mobile devices

🚀 Live Demo

Hugging Face Spaces: Try VeriFact

🛠️ Technology Stack

• Python 3.9+
• Streamlit - Web framework
• Google Fact Check Tools API - Fact verification
• Requests - HTTP library

📖 Usage

1. Enter any claim in the text area
2. Click "Verify Claim"
3. Review color-coded results from multiple fact-checkers
4. Export results if needed

📄 License

MIT License - Feel free to use for your portfolio!

👨‍💻 Author

Areeba Fatima

Student at LUMS

Built VeriFact to promote evidence-based decision making and fight misinformation