Audits
The Catholic Church long supported the death penalty but now opposes it.
Version 1. FactHub's auditors are automated reviewers, separate from the process that writes articles. Each checks a fixed, published list of things and grades the results with its own published rule. They can be wrong; an audit is not a human expert review. All auditors
Across versions
| Version | First Look |
|---|---|
| Version 1 | 5/5 |
First Look
A: Passes the first look: nothing obviously wrong. Minor notes may be reported as feedback without lowering the grade.
- Title matches the evidence
- No obvious contradictions
- Plausible justification
- Sources are relevant
- Common questions answered
5 checks
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Pass Title matches the evidence
Title 'The Catholic Church long supported the death penalty but now opposes it' matches finding True on the historical claim and the 2018 revision evidence.
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Pass No obvious contradictions
Finding True, answer and conclusion agree that the claim is accurate about the past and that current teaching differs.
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Pass Plausible justification
Conclusion explains that teaching texts, Papal States executions and the Church's own 2018 account converge on the rating.
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Pass Sources are relevant
Aquinas, Dulles, NCR, Wanted in Rome, Vatican catechism and letters, and DPIC are all on topic.
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Pass Common questions answered
Four objections each receive a direct response.
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