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Consistency of fact-verification for AI-assisted reporting

Determine whether news organizations that permit AI-assisted writing consistently conduct the required human verification of AI-generated material for factual accuracy specified in their published editorial policies.

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Background

In a manual audit of 100 AI-flagged articles, the paper finds that disclosure of AI use is rare. Among seven publications with formal disclosure policies, some articles violated their own policies by omitting disclosure.

Although permissive policies typically mandate verification of AI-generated material for factual accuracy, the authors explicitly state that it is uncertain whether such checks are consistently performed, highlighting a key transparency and accountability gap in newsroom practices.

References

Although all policies allowing AI use require reporters to verify AI-generated content for factual accuracy, it is uncertain whether these checks are consistently carried out.

— AI use in American newspapers is widespread, uneven, and rarely disclosed (2510.18774 - Russell et al., 21 Oct 2025) in Section 3, Analyzing AI use in newspapers — Characterizing AI use in American newspapers, paragraph “AI use is largely undisclosed.”