Volunteer Fact-Checkers & Verification Researchers — Rock & Art | Remote, Worldwide
About The Position
Rock & Art is seeking Volunteer Fact-Checkers & Verification Researchers to ensure the accuracy and evidence-based nature of its journalism. This role involves scrutinizing articles for factual claims, verifying names, dates, figures, and quotations against original sources, tracing claims to primary or authoritative sources, and identifying any omissions or misrepresentations. The goal is to distinguish documented fact from interpretation and ensure that claims are accurately represented, even if they require qualification or additional context. This is a fully remote, worldwide volunteer opportunity, not an employment position, and is unpaid.
Requirements
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong research skills
- Critical source evaluation
- Excellent written English
- Familiarity with primary and secondary sources
- Careful documentation habits
- Intellectual independence
- Ability to recognise uncertainty
- Willingness to challenge unsupported claims
- Ability to distinguish factual disagreement from interpretive disagreement
- Patience with complex or contradictory evidence
- Respect for attribution and source integrity
- Comfortable saying 'I can't verify this'
- Relevant backgrounds may include: journalism, research, academia, history, law, political science, social sciences, library and information science, archival research, investigative research, publishing, professional editing, independent research.
Responsibilities
- Review articles for factual claims requiring verification.
- Identify claims that need supporting evidence.
- Check names, dates, places, figures, quotations and historical details.
- Verify quotations against original sources where possible.
- Trace claims back to primary or authoritative sources.
- Check whether secondary sources accurately represent their cited material.
- Identify outdated, misleading or insufficient sources.
- Distinguish documented fact from interpretation, opinion and inference.
- Identify claims that are technically accurate but misleading without additional context.
- Flag unsupported generalisations or categorical statements.
- Check whether statistics and numerical claims are correctly represented.
- Verify references to academic studies, legal matters, institutions, organisations and historical events.
- Document verification findings clearly for editors and writers.
- Recommend corrections, qualifications or additional sourcing where necessary.
- Escalate unresolved or high-risk claims to the appropriate editorial review.
- Follow Rock & Art Editorial System (RAES) verification standards and workflows.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
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