Audits
Kentucky coal mining jobs have fallen more than 80% since 1990.
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's more-than-80-percent decline is supported: a peak above 29,000 against recent figures of 2,900 to 4,008 is a decline of roughly 86 to 90 percent.
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Pass No obvious contradictions
Finding True matches the answer and conclusion; the peak, 2000 low and 2025 figures are stated consistently across the key points, evidence and conclusion.
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Pass Plausible justification
Conclusion explains that three independent data systems all show a decline above 80 percent, which is a sufficient reason for True.
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Pass Sources are relevant
KYSTATS long-run coal employment analysis, Energy and Environment Cabinet quarterly coal report, WEKU report on state data, and BLS payroll series via FRED are all on topic for Kentucky coal employment.
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Pass Common questions answered
Two objections (recent recovery; agency counting differences) are present and each response addresses its question.
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