TruePost - Source First Verification

TruePost checks public posts, headlines, claims and URLs before they spread as rumors.

The simple way

Double-click index.html.

That opens the full polished interface with local verification. This mode works without installing anything.

The real live-source way

Run the included Node server:

npm start

Open:

http://localhost:5173

Live mode enables:

• public article URL extraction
• open-web news lookup through GDELT
• optional Google Fact Check Tools API search
• the same polished UI at the root index.html

Optional Fact Check API

export GOOGLE_FACTCHECK_API_KEY="your_key_here"
npm start

Windows PowerShell:

$env:GOOGLE_FACTCHECK_API_KEY="your_key_here"
npm start

File structure

factcheck-ai-truepost-final/
  index.html              # standalone UI; double-click works
  public/index.html       # same file for users who open /public
  server.js               # live research API and static server
  package.json
  README.md
  docs/RESEARCH_METHOD.md

Important limitation

Private or login-only social media posts cannot be extracted directly because platforms block unauthenticated scraping. Paste the post text exactly, or use a public URL.