Audits
Kentucky's official toll for the July 2022 flood is 44 deaths.
Version 2. 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 2 | 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 states 44 deaths, which matches the governor's toll reported in state-toll-updates; the 39 figure is correctly kept to the answer and conclusion.
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Pass No obvious contradictions
Finding 'Mostly true' is consistent with the answer and conclusion; the 39 (NWS, flood-caused) and 44 (state, including indirect deaths) figures are explained as different measures, not as conflicting facts.
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Pass Plausible justification
Conclusion gives a clear reason for Mostly true: 44 is the official figure but the claim implies all 44 were killed by floodwater, while 39 are direct deaths.
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Pass Sources are relevant
NWS Jackson event summary, governor's toll reports via WHAS11 and Northern Kentucky Tribune, and Housing Assistance Council research are all on topic for the flood and the death toll.
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Pass Common questions answered
Two objections (45 deaths; 39 is the real number) are present and each response addresses its question.
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