The Challenge
Tjekdet, Denmark’s main fact-checking newsroom, was facing a 12-hour parliamentary debate. You know how this goes - split the team into 2-hour shifts, hope everyone stays sharp, rewind constantly to catch what politician X said at hour 7.
Reality today is that there are hundreds of communications advisors per journalist now, all trying to control narratives. Plus, foreign actors are trying to influence local policy. And somehow you’re supposed to track TikTok, LinkedIn, live streams, all of it. It’s exhausting.
We met Tjekdet through Nordis, an EU project supporting Nordic fact-checkers. They’re weathered, experienced - but even they knew this debate would drain the team. They asked if we could handle the tedious bits so their people could actually do journalism.
The Solution in Action
We got the Parliament stream link a few days early. Our team, Gaute and Erik, tested everything to make sure we could transcribe and extract claims in real time.
When the debate started, Tjekdet’s reporters logged into our dashboard—live transcription, 99% accurate. Our model extracted checkable claims from all the parliamentary bla-bla. When it ended, they got an Excel sheet with everything timestamped.
What Changed
Less rewinding. Less panic. More time for actual investigation. Instead of watching 12 hours straight, they skimmed written claims and used their instincts to pick what mattered. Because that's the goal of Factiverse: journalists have so much experience in identifying critical signals in policy narratives. But when the amount of content in video and audio formats increases so fast, there is no chance that a regular newsroom can watch and listen to absolutely everything.
We believe in AI that eliminates soul-crushing tasks and lets your team’s skills shine, rather than burning them out.
Quote from Tjekdet:
“Even with five people on the team, Factiverse was able to pick up claims from the debates we missed. The transcript had an accuracy of almost 95% and in some instances, the system suggested relevant fact-checks in real time, as the statements were being spoken
This solution has immense potential and already saves us time."
Thomas Hedin, Editor-In-Chief, Tjekdet DK
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