R0051/2026-03-31/Q001/SRC05

Research	R0051 — Fact-Checking Gap
Run	2026-03-31
Query	Q001
Search	S02
Result	S02-R01
Source	SRC05

Cazzamatta (2025) — Verification factors behind fact-checkers' selection decisions

Source

Field	Value
Title	The truth game: Verification factors behind fact-checkers' selection decisions
Publisher	SAGE / Journalism
Author(s)	Regina Cazzamatta
Date	2025
URL	https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14648849251371952
Type	Research paper

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	Medium-High
Relevance	Medium
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	Some concerns
Bias: Selective reporting	Low risk
Bias: Randomization	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding	Low risk

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Large-scale study — 40 interviews, 3154 articles, 8 countries, 20+ organizations. Peer-reviewed.
Relevance	Documents verification practices but focuses on claim selection rather than evidence evaluation methodology. Indirect evidence about framework existence.
Bias flags	Interview self-reporting may not capture actual practices accurately (measurement concern).

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC05-E01	Verification triage system based on virality, checkability, and social impact