TokChekHold for the claim being said
Press and hold the orb while someone makes a claim; the words appear as they’re said. Let go, and TokChek checks them: a Quick Take in about two seconds, then the sources. It listens only while you hold.
Hear a claim. Hold. Know if it holds.
TokChek listens, picks out the factual claim and checks it against official and credible sources, in seconds. In English, Hinglish and ten Indian languages.
- 0 sYou let go
- about2 sA Quick Take
- about25 sChecked against sources
This is the app, live. Hold the orb while a claim is said, then let go (your browser asks for the microphone). Slide it sideways for Auto mode, or down to name the speakers first.
One button, two ways in.
Slide for a whole debate
Slide the orb into a dock at either side and Auto mode keeps listening, claim by claim, with every speaker’s standing, until you stop it. Slide it down instead to name the session and its speakers first.
The needle moves only when the sources do.
- Speaker 2 said, in Hindi: “नई मेट्रो लाइन 2019 में शुरू हो गई थी।” Factual claim. Contradicted. Public service began in March 2021. Trial runs started in late 2019. Based on 2 sources.
- Speaker 1 said, in English: “Our state built 1,200 new schools last year.” Factual claim. Somewhat supported. The state’s education report counts 1,140 new schools. Based on 2 sources.
- Speaker 3 said, in Tamil: “இந்த அரசு முற்றிலும் தோல்வியடைந்துவிட்டது.” Opinion. Not scored. Opinions are shown for what they are. They are never rated.
- Speaker 1 said, in Bengali: “২০১৫ সালের পর থেকে বেকারত্ব দ্বিগুণ হয়েছে।” Factual claim. Mixed. One labour survey shows a 60% rise, another shows little change. Based on 3 sources.
- Speaker 2 said, in Hinglish: “2015 se hospitals mein beds double ho gaye hain.” Factual claim. Fully supported. Hospital beds rose from 41,000 to 84,000. Based on 2 sources.
Five readings, and an honest “not yet”.
Every factual claim gets one of five readings. When the sources can’t settle it, TokChek says so instead of guessing.
- ContradictedThe sources say otherwise.
- Somewhat contradictedMostly at odds with the sources, with some truth in it.
- MixedCredible sources disagree, or half of it holds.
- Somewhat supportedClose, with a detail that doesn’t hold.
- Fully supportedThe sources back it up.
Not enough evidence No credible source settles it yet, which is not the same as false.
Can’t be resolved as stated The claim has more than one reasonable reading.
From a spoken line to a reading
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Listen
Your phone hears the room. Each speaker is kept apart, and the words are transcribed as they’re said.
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Sort
Every line is sorted into factual claims, opinions, predictions, questions and quotations. Only factual claims are checked.
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Check
A Quick Take lands in seconds, on three zones: likely contradicted, mixed or likely supported. Then the claim is compared with official and credible sources, and the passages that matter are kept.
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Show
When the sources are in, the meter opens out into its five readings and the needle moves to what they say. Open any result to read the sources behind it.
It follows the debate in the language it’s argued in.
English, ten Indian languages, and the Hinglish most debates actually use.
- हिन्दी
- বাংলা
- मराठी
- ગુજરાતી
- தமிழ்
- తెలుగు
- ಕನ್ನಡ
- മലയാളം
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ
- English
- Hinglish
Rules TokChek never breaks
- Opinions are never scored. They’re shown for what they are, and so are predictions, questions and quotations.
- A failed check is never a verdict. When a search fails, TokChek says so and tries again.
- Every result shows its sources. Open any reading to see the passages it rests on.
- Corrections stay on the record. When a result changes, its earlier versions remain visible.
- You decide what’s recorded. Only you can see your sessions, and you can delete them, or your whole account, at any time.
TokChek is in beta on Android.
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