# AI fact-checker / source surfacer for journalists

> AI fact-checker / source surfacer for journalists. Money 4, fun 15, solo feasibility 4/10 — scored idea from the SaaS Maker ledger.

Canonical: https://sassmaker.com/ideas/ai-fact-checker-source-surfacer-for-journalists

Source: fresh

Customer: Non-developer
Money: 4; Fun: 15; Adjusted: 19

## The idea

**AI fact-checker / source surfacer for journalists.** Paste a claim or article; get verified counter-sources with credibility scoring + key quotes. **Comp:** Originality.ai (plagiarism-focused), Logically (enterprise), Snopes (manual). **Wedge:** journalist/researcher tier at $30/mo with API access. 170 users = $5K MRR. Tech: source retrieval + cross-document NLI + credibility ranking.

## Score reasoning

Feasibility — 4/10: Fresh idea — feasibility hand-set on add.
Best bet: Fresh idea — feasibility hand-set on add.
Fun 7 + Tech 8 = 15 · Money 5 + Feasibility 4 − Competition 5 = 4 · Source: fresh

## Related

- [Scored ledger](https://sassmaker.com/ideas)