CaptainFact.


Collaborative Fact-Checking Platform

Train Critical Thinking, Improve Information Quality, Make Better Decisions

A copylefted, open-source platform that's transparent and welcomes diverse perspectives. Supporting active citizenship while protecting your privacy.

CaptainFact alerts you when you come across false or contested information in a video.

CaptainFact is participative: sign up to help verify the information.

How does it work?

CaptainFact is a collaborative fact-checking tool for YouTube videos. People help each others to verify informations in this way:
  1. Video is added on the website.
  2. Statements are extracted from the video.
  3. Fact-checkers confirm or refute the statements.

All CaptainFact's extension users will see our verifications directly on YouTube video.

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Viewers

For vigilant spectators.

Automatically displays verified facts in the top-right corner of videos, so you can easily inspect sources confirming or disagreeing with the presented arguments.

Critical Viewer

Verify Information and Share Your Analysis

CaptainFact provides a dedicated platform for sourcing and contextualizing information, enabling fact-based discussions that improve critical thinking. Join our community of fact-checkers to verify information and contribute your expertise.

CaptainFact interface example
CaptainFact interface example

Content creators

For reliable YouTube channels.

By using CaptainFact, channels enable their audience to check and contextualize the information presented in the videos. Advantages are numerous. The confrontation with a critical audience will not only improve your channel's reliability but can also lead to a more constructive interaction with your audience, as videos are checkable on CaptainFact.

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Debates

For debate hosts.

Improves debate quality by publishing a video recording on CaptainFact. Make your guests more careful about their speeches, as they know that their arguments as well as their rhetoric mistakes might be checked later using swarm intelligence. It will highlight the the integrity of your guests and grow the trust of your audience.

Activist

For activists of all kinds.

Make your advocacy more impactful with fact-based arguments. Build legitimacy and credibility by backing your positions with verified sources from public, governmental, and scientific institutions.