The prompts
Traps & behaviourPaste these into your own AI account, one after the other, in the same chat. The AI does the sorting. You do the checking. Nothing comes to us.
Prompt 1: split the claim
Turns a forward into separate claims, each with a number, a date and the body that would have announced it.
I want to check a piece of money news. Don't tell me whether it's true.
Split the text below into separate factual claims. For each claim give:
the number, the date, and the body that would have announced it
(RBI, SEBI, CBDT, PIB, MoSPI, IRDAI, EPFO or other).
If a claim has no number or no date, say so.
Text: [paste the headline or forward here]Prompt 2: where to look
Sends you to the official page for each claim, and the words to search for there.
For each claim above, tell me which official page would confirm it
(for example: RBI press releases, SEBI press releases, a PIB release,
a gazette notification, the income tax department's site) and the exact
words I should search for on that site.
Don't answer from memory. Don't give me a link unless you're sure the
page exists; say "search the site" and give me the search words.Prompt 3: pressure check
Finds the words built to rush you, then refuses to give you a trading call.
List any phrases in the original text that push me to act fast or promise
an outcome (for example "guaranteed", "sure-shot", "RBI insider",
"act today", "last chance").
Then stop. If I ask whether to buy, sell or hold anything, refuse and
remind me that this is a fact check.The checklist
You fill this inOne row per claim from Prompt 1. Type straight into the table below, then copy it out, download it, or make your own copy in Google Docs. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
| Claim | Number | Date | Official source | What the source says | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
"Copy the table" pastes as a proper table into Google Sheets, Excel, Google Docs, Word or Notion.
Before you forward anythingOne claim, one number, one date, one official page. If any of the four is missing, it stays in your drafts.
Where the facts live
Bookmark these- RBI (rates, banks, payments): rbi.org.in, Press Releases
- SEBI (markets, funds, advisers): sebi.gov.in, Press Releases. A letter "from SEBI" can be checked by its document number on SEBI's site.
- Income tax (CBDT): incometaxindia.gov.in and incometax.gov.in
- PIB (any ministry's announcement): pib.gov.in
- MoSPI (inflation, GDP): mospi.gov.in
- IRDAI (insurance): irdai.gov.in
- EPFO (provident fund): epfindia.gov.in
- AMFI (mutual fund data): amfiindia.com
Worked example
From India #01The forward: "RBI cut the repo rate to 5.00% on 1 October 2026."
- Prompt 1 gives one claim: number 5.00%, date 1 October 2026, owner RBI.
- Prompt 2 says: RBI press releases, search "Monetary Policy Statement".
- You click. The RBI's statement of 5 August 2026 shows the repo rate at 5.25% and the next meeting on 5 to 7 October. There is no release dated 1 October.
- Verdict: Contradicted.
Get the pack
FreeIs this money news real?
Known limits
Read these first- An AI can invent a link that looks official. Click every link. Read the date on the page.
- If the AI answers from memory and doesn't send you to a source, treat that as a fail and ask again.
- An official page can lag a real announcement by a few hours. "Can't find it yet" is a fair verdict. Forwarding it anyway isn't.
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