Hey devs, Ishant here 👋

It’s 1 AM, I have an exam tomorrow, and instead of sleeping like a responsible human…

I shipped an AI-powered fake news detector.

Because priorities. 💀

Meet The Truth Gazette — a newspaper-styled AI tool that investigates headlines, URLs, and images and tells you whether they look REAL, FAKE, or UNCERTAIN — with receipts.

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What is The Truth Gazette?

Think of it as a desk-checker, not a final judge.

You paste something sketchy from the internet, and it responds like an overly serious newsroom editor who’s had too much coffee:

• Verdict (REAL / FAKE / UNCERTAIN)
• Confidence %
• A dramatic newspaper-style headline
• A proper investigation report (not just “trust me bro”)
• Key findings
• Clickable sources so you can verify it yourself

No vibes-only scores. No mystery boxes.

👉 Live here: https://truthgazette.vercel.app/

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💀 Why I made this

Because misinformation spreads faster than exam stress.

Also because:

• I was tired of “FACT CHECKED ✅” posts with zero sources and points to (Trust me, bro! 😏)
• Most tools either oversimplify or don’t explain why
• I wanted something fun and responsible

This isn’t a certified fact-checking authority.

It’s a fast triage tool to help you decide whether something deserves deeper digging.

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✅ What it actually does

• Accepts text, URLs, or images (Images → OCR → analysis)

• Returns:

• Verdict (FAKE / REAL / UNCERTAIN)

• Confidence %

• Newspaper headline (yes, dramatic on purpose)

• Investigation report (3–4 paragraphs)

• Key findings

• Sources

• UI: vintage newspaper vibes, confidence meter, and clickable sources

Hidden bonus:

Press Shift + L for a totally unnecessary flashlight Easter egg 🔦

(Press it again to escape before it becomes a horror game, joking LOL 💀)

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🔧 Tech & questionable life choices

• Frontend: plain HTML / CSS / JS (No heavy SPA frameworks — I wanted it fast and simple)

• Backend: Vercel Serverless API

• AI calls are server-side only

• No API keys in the browser

• Rate-limited to avoid abuse

• Deployed on Vercel

Yes, I named files like real_new.html.

No, I will not be taking questions at this time. 🙏😭

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🧪 Try these test headlines

Paste any of these into the app:

• “Breaking: Coffee found to cure all coding bugs — scientists baffled”
• “NASA admits climate change is caused by Earth’s orbit, not humans”
• “Celebrity secretly funds alien research in their basement”
• “New study proves chocolate makes you 10 years younger”

Then inspect the verdict, confidence, and sources.

Bonus points if you screenshot the angriest verdict.

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⚠️ Disclaimer (important but boring)

This is a capstone project, not legal or medical advice.

Always cross-check important information with primary sources.

The goal is to help you pause before sharing, not replace critical thinking.

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🙌 Feedback welcome

This is now live, public, and slightly terrifying.

If you try it:

• Tell me what worked
• Tell me what broke
• Tell me if the AI roasted a headline harder than expected

Now I’m going to sleep and pray this doesn’t 500 error overnight.

— Ishant 🖤