Community Notes & Fact Checks
What Reviewers Should Look For First
This field note is part of the FOBA learning stream. It is meant to orient readers and point toward better source work.
Key points
- First, identify whether the claim affects identity, living people, legal status, DNA, sacred material, or living-community language.
- Second, check whether the source supports the exact wording or only a smaller lead.
- Third, decide whether the public page needs supported, open, corrected, unsupported, or citation-needed language.
Next steps
- Protect living people before improving prose.
- Split broad claims into smaller review cards.
- Record a recommended wording that matches the evidence level.