Audits
Seattle's homelessness spending tripled while homelessness kept rising.
Version 4. 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 | Overall Review | Skeptic | Standards |
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| Version 4 | 4/5 | — | — | — |
| Version 2 | — | 3/6 | 2/5 | 6/7 |
First Look
B: One obvious problem a reader would notice, such as a title the evidence doesn't back or a missing common question.
- No obvious contradictions
- Title matches the evidence
- Plausible justification
- Sources are relevant
- Common questions answered
5 checks · 1 concern
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Concern (material) No obvious contradictions
Conclusion says every official promise was missed, but the promises evidence says Pathways Home met its goal.
Conclusion states "Every official promise since 2005 to end or reduce homelessness was missed, most by wide margins", while the promises evidence limitation states "Some promises were met as worded: Pathways Home moved 738 unsheltered families indoors against a goal of 500". Fix: change the conclusion and key point 3 to say most promises were missed, and name Pathways Home as the exception.
About conclusion, evidence:promises The finding
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Pass Title matches the evidence
Title says spending tripled while homelessness kept rising, consistent with the 3.2x budget figures and the rising count within each counting span.
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Pass Plausible justification
Conclusion gives clear reasons (flat shelter capacity, longer shelter stays, rising count, missed promises) that follow from the evidence.
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Pass Sources are relevant
City budgets, HUD counts and system measures, official plans, King County and KCRHA reports, and the forensic review are all on topic.
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Pass Common questions answered
Five common questions are listed and each has a response that addresses it.
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