ClaimLens Website

A university research project focused on building a website to fact-check voting-related claims using FastAPI, HTML, CSS, and Semantic UI.
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Overview

Automating Fact-Checking with Semantic Frames

ClaimLens is a fact-checking system designed to automatically verify voting-related factual claims in a structured, explainable manner. We extract structured factual claim information using a state-of-the-art frame-semantic parsing (FSP)machine learning model. This structured information, containing the claimed voting Agent, Issue, Position, and many more elements, is fact-checked against a public database of official congressional votes. To enable searching for bills based on complex issues, we utilize a machine learning-based semantic similarity model which helps to identify bills based on their semantic meaning. We also provide a user-friendly interface for interacting with the system, allowing users simply input a claim and quickly see how our FSP model extracts the returned congress member, the bills they voted on, and their corresponding votes. This system enables interactive, real-time fact-checking and is our first step towards building a reliable and explainable automated fact-checking system.
team

Phuong Anh Le
Jacob Devasier
Rishabh Mediratta

responsibilities

Web Development
Data Analysis

technologies

HTML/CSS
Semantic UI
FastAPI
VS Code

DURATION

Feb 2023 - May 2024

the problem

With the rise of social media, fake news spreads rapidly, making it difficult for the public to distinguish between real and fake information.

the goal

Create an automated fact-checking system that verifies the accuracy of voting claims using available voting records.

TAKEAWAYS

Through my participation in this project, I've gained valuable skills and knowledge. Being able to utilize a variety of technical abilities, such as web development, machine learning, and data analytics, has been immensely rewarding. With its focus on combating misinformation, this project also makes a significant societal impact by enabling transparency and accuracy in democratic processes.

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