SynthQuery for Journalists — Source Verification, Fact Checking, AI Detection
Journalism's accuracy bar doesn't bend for AI. SynthQuery helps newsrooms vet submitted copy, scan press releases for AI-generated boilerplate, and verify claims against authoritative sources — without imposing process overhead on tight deadlines.
What gets in your way
AI-generated press releases are flooding inboxes
PR firms now ship LLM-drafted releases at volume. Detection helps you separate genuine sourcing from boilerplate before you quote it.
Submitted freelance copy is harder to vet
Plagiarism is the legacy concern; undisclosed AI use is the new one. Scan both in one pass.
Fact verification under deadline pressure
Generative claims look authoritative but may cite sources that don't exist. Fact Checker flags claim-source mismatches at draft time.
Quote attribution drift in long pieces
AI-assisted drafts sometimes paraphrase quotes into something the source didn't actually say. Detection at sentence level helps editors catch this.
Recommended tools
AI Detector
Sentence-level detection across GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, Llama for submitted copy and press releases.
Plagiarism Checker
Source-level matches across web, academic, and major-publisher feeds.
Fact Checker
Flag claims that need verification with suggested sources.
Humanizer
Rewrite stiff drafts in your house voice without changing facts.
Readability Calculator
Hit your publication's grade-level target consistently.
How journalists use SynthQuery
Vetting freelance submission
- Run Plagiarism Checker for source matches
- Run AI Detector for unflagged AI use
- Run Fact Checker on claim-heavy paragraphs
- Send back with annotations if any check fails
Press release triage
- Paste release into AI Detector — high score = treat as boilerplate
- Verify quoted figures with Fact Checker
- Decide whether to cover, contextualize, or skip
FAQ
- Is AI assistance allowed in journalism?
- It depends on your outlet's policy. Most newsrooms allow AI for research and rough drafts, but require disclosure for AI-assisted prose. SynthQuery supports both — we just give you the signal.
- Can the detector tell which model wrote the text?
- We give a unified probability, but our model-family scores can hint at provenance. Don't over-interpret — treat the signal as 'this looks AI-generated' rather than 'this came from GPT-4 specifically'.
- Do you have a newsroom plan?
- Pro plans cover individual journalists. Team and Newsroom plans are on the pricing page; contact us for volume.
- Will this catch hallucinated sources?
- Fact Checker flags claims that lack support and surfaces suggested sources. It can't tell you a citation is fabricated, but if no real source exists, that's a strong signal.
- Can I run this on audio transcripts?
- Yes — paste the transcript text. Detection accuracy is best on prose; very short turns (under 50 words) widen confidence bands.