R0051/2026-03-31/Q003/SRC05

Research	R0051 — Fact-Checking Gap
Run	2026-03-31
Query	Q003
Search	S02
Result	S02-R03
Source	SRC05

Cazzamatta (2026) — Fact-checking as epistemological lens in the age of generative AI

Source

Field	Value
Title	What is a fact in the age of generative AI? Fact-checking as an epistemological lens
Publisher	Taylor & Francis / Information, Communication & Society
Author(s)	Regina Cazzamatta
Date	2026
URL	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2026.2630697
Type	Research paper

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	Medium-High
Relevance	Medium
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	N/A
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	Peer-reviewed in a reputable journal. Most recent source (2026).
Relevance	Demonstrates the gap persists and deepens with AI — fact-checking epistemology remains unresolved even as new challenges emerge.
Bias flags	Theoretical paper — no empirical measurement.

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC05-E01	AI-era challenges deepen the epistemological gap in fact-checking