Against the sources it cites
When the copy links a report, a transcript or a release, Velydian opens it and checks the figure, the wording and the date against it.
For journalists and editors
Every figure and quote in your piece, traced to where it came from.
Velydian follows each statistic, quotation and attribution back to its source and checks that the piece reports what the source actually says.
Free trial, no card needed.
- Cited or not. Every claim checked, and stronger sources found where the evidence is weak.
- A record you can keep. Annotated document, audit trail and exports, in minutes.
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VerdictIllustration
CLAIM IN YOUR PIECENeeds Revision
“A new report found that 60% of teenagers are addicted to their phones.”
What the source says
“60% of respondents said they spend too much time on their phones.”
Cited survey report, page 3
The survey measured how teenagers rate their own screen time. It does not measure addiction.
The stakes
What an unsupported claim costs.
45%
AI assistant answers about the news with at least one significant issue, judged by journalists from 22 public service media organisations.
EBU & BBC (2025), News Integrity in AI Assistants#1
Misinformation and disinformation ranked the most severe global risk for the next two years by 1,490 experts.
World Economic Forum, Global Risks Report 202410×
More research papers with at least one fabricated reference in under three years: the studies newsrooms cite are not immune.
Topaz et al. (2026), The LancetWhat it catches
Six things that go wrong in pieces.
Each one with the claim, the passage Velydian reads, and the verdict. Examples for illustration.
A survey answer reported as a fact
“60% of teenagers are addicted to their phones.”
“60% of respondents said they spend too much time on their phones.”Needs Revision
Self-reported screen time is not addiction.
A quotation that drifted
“The minister said the project was ‘a total failure’.”
“Parts of the project have not met expectations.”Not Supported
The transcript does not contain the quoted words.
A headline stronger than the source
“Study proves coffee prevents dementia.”
“Coffee intake was associated with a lower risk.”Needs Revision
An observational association, reported as proof.
A figure from the wrong year
“Unemployment stands at 4.1%.”
“Unemployment: 3.6% (latest quarter); 4.1% (same quarter, prior year).”Needs Revision
4.1% is last year’s figure.
A second-hand number
“Experts say 1 in 3 jobs will vanish.”
Traced: the figure comes from a 2013 working paper on jobs at risk of automation, not jobs that will vanish.Needs Revision
The original measured exposure, not losses. The original document is offered as the source.
An attribution to nobody
“Officials confirmed the death toll.”
No official statement with this figure could be found.Unverifiable
Flagged before print, so the desk can find the statement or drop the line.
Not another fact checker
Not just right or wrong. Supported or not.
Velydian checks the figures and quotes. It also weighs what a piece does with them: the story it tells and how strongly it tells it. A figure can be right and the sentence around it can still mislead readers.
One claim, three levels · illustration
“The new policy cut knife crime by 20%, police figures show.”Needs RevisionSource: the police release the piece cites. Example for illustration.
- Level 1
Facts
Figures, dates, names and quotations, checked against what the source actually says.
Does the release say 20% or 2%?
Velydian findsSupportedThe 20% fall is in the police figures.A citation check stops here: true. - Level 2
Interpretation
Whether a conclusion follows from the source, or reaches further than it.
Did the policy do this, or did the fall start earlier?
Velydian findsStretchedThe figures show the fall began six months before the policy took effect. - Level 3
Judgement
Whether the statement is as strong as its evidence, and what was left out.
Is this what readers need to know?
Velydian findsOverstatedThe same release says the way offences are recorded changed that year. The piece leaves it out.Verdict: Needs Revision. The figure is right; the story it tells reaches further than the source.
How it works
Upload the piece. Every figure and quote comes back with its evidence.
PDF, Word, text or Markdown, or paste it in. Velydian finds each figure, quotation and attribution and checks it in one of three ways.
Claims with no link
Velydian searches official statistics, research databases and the wider web, keeps the strongest sources and checks the claim against them.
Against your own files
Attach interview transcripts, court documents or the report you were sent, and every claim is checked against them. You see the price before it starts.
Three layers of checking
Surface tools check that a source exists. Velydian reads it.
Layer 1
Distortions and inaccuracies
Figures that drift, dates that shift, a quotation reworded.
Last year’s unemployment rate reported as this year’s.
Layer 2
Bias and fabrication
Quotes nobody said, a source that says something else, and what was left out.
A quotation the transcript does not contain.
Layer 3
Stronger sources
When a claim rests on second-hand reporting, Velydian looks for the original.
A figure from another outlet’s story is flagged, with the original report offered instead.
One verdict per claim
Four verdicts, each with its evidence.
Supported
The source checked backs the figure or quote as written.
Needs Revision
Close, but a number, the date or the strength of the wording does not match the source.
Not Supported
The source does not back the claim, or says something different.
Unverifiable
No source could be read or found that settles it, for example a statement no one can locate.
Open any verdict to see the passage and the reasoning behind it. Correct a line or swap a source and it is checked again. Velydian weighs the evidence; the desk decides what runs.
- Drop the piece inPDF, DOCX, TXT, MD or pasted text.
- Every claim is checkedAgainst the cited source, your own files or independent sources.
- Review and correctFix a line or swap a source; it re-checks.
- Take the resultAnnotated piece, source audit trail, executive summary, CSV/JSON exports.
How we test it
Test it on a document you already know.
Our published test results so far are on company reports: see Velydian for Finance. For every other kind of document, the best test is one of your own.
Every verdict, open to inspectionSource + reasonEach verdict shows the passage it rests on and why, so you can check Velydian itself.In every result
When the sources cannot settle itUnverifiableThe claim is marked Unverifiable, with the reason, for a person to check.One of four verdicts
Your own testYour documentRun a piece where you already know the mistakes, and see whether Velydian finds them.First check free
Review the verdict and the reasoning yourself: every one shows its evidence. Your first check is free.
Today and with Velydian
From hours of checking to minutes.
The manual fact desk
Hours per investigation, risk at publication
- Each figure traced to its origin by hand
- Second-hand numbers pass as primary
- Corrections arrive after readers notice
- No record of how each claim was checked
Velydian on your pieces
Checked before it is published
- A long-form piece checked in minutes
- Every figure and quote traced to its source
- Second-hand claims traced back to the original document
- The quoted passage behind every verdict, kept as a source audit trail
What it checks
The documents your team signs.
- News articles and features
- Investigations
- Explainers and data stories
- Op-eds and columns
- Press releases you are about to report on
- Scripts for broadcast and podcasts
- Newsletters
- Wire copy before rewriting
Who uses it
Across the team.
- ReportersCheck figures and quotes before filing.
- Editors and sub-editorsSee every sourcing problem in a piece at once.
- Fact-checkersTake the tracing off the desk and keep the judgement.
- Standards and correctionsKeep a record of how each claim was checked.
What you get back
A record you can keep.
- The annotated pieceEvery claim marked with its verdict, in place.
- A source audit trailFor each claim, the passage relied on and the reasoning.
- Original sourcesWhere a claim is second-hand, the original document to cite instead.
- ExportsExecutive summary, CSV and JSON.
Cost
You see the price before you start.
Checking a piece by handCHF 450your rate × your hours
With Velydian, pay as you goCHF 4.8094× cheaper30 cited claims drawn from 10 sources: 160 credits
At the Founder rateCHF 1.60281× cheaperthe same piece, CHF 0.01 per credit
Checking a claim costs 5 credits and reading a source costs 1. Deeper source audits cost more. Your reviewers still read the verdicts; Velydian takes the tracing off their desk.
Questions
Before your first piece.
Does it replace our fact-checkers?
No. It does the tracing: finding and reading the source behind each claim. Your fact-checkers keep the judgement, with the evidence laid out for them.
Can it check claims with no link in the copy?
Yes. For a claim without a cited source, Velydian searches for the strongest sources and checks the claim against them.
Does it work on breaking news?
Velydian checks against sources it can read, including transcripts and notes you attach. If no source settles a claim, the verdict is Unverifiable, so the desk knows it still rests on reporting alone.
Can we keep the record for corrections?
Yes. The audit trail shows the passage behind each verdict and can be exported as CSV or JSON for your standards file.
Where do the sources come from?
Three places. The sources your document cites; sources Velydian finds on official websites, research databases and the wider web for claims without a citation; or your own files, if you attach them.
What happens to my document?
When you run a check, your document’s text is sent over an encrypted connection to our servers and AI services in Switzerland and the EU. To find evidence, short search queries built from your claims are sent to web and scholarly search services. Your document’s content and results are deleted automatically about 24 hours after your check; source links and summary data are kept.
Which languages does it check?
English is measured and in daily use. German and French are in validation.
Can I rely on Velydian as my only check?
Velydian supports human review. It shows the evidence behind every verdict so you can decide. In high-stakes work, expert judgement stays essential.
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