News Wise launches Fact Check AI app

Fact Check AI is available on iOS and Android now, with a web version planned later. News Wise says the service extracts factual claims from pasted text, then compares them with original sources, prioritizing primary documents and, when needed, secondary sources, before labeling the result as a match, near match, discrepancy, split view, unconfirmed or outside the scope of fact-checking.

The company says the engine, which it calls “Mille-feuille AI,” layers generative AI interpretation with rule-based code checks to shorten verification time. When evidence is insufficient, it does not force a conclusion and instead returns “unable to confirm,” along with the scope of the review — a stance that may appeal to publishers, corporate communications teams and researchers wary of black-box AI outputs.

Usage is structured around credits rather than subscriptions for now. New users get three free checks, while paid credit packs cost 500 yen for six credits, 1,000 yen for 12 credits and 2,000 yen for 28 credits, with purchased credits expiring after six months. The app can handle up to 40,000 characters in a document and is designed to continue checking in the background, a feature that could help it court longer-form users such as students, writers and compliance teams.

The bigger investment question is whether fact-checking tools can scale beyond niche usage and become part of enterprise workflows, especially as firms seek to reduce reputational and legal risk from erroneous AI output. News Wise says it is considering corporate plans, which would be the clearest path to monetization if the app gains traction among employers, editors and public-relations teams.

For now, the product launch positions News Wise in an emerging trust-and-safety software segment rather than a mainstream consumer category. The next catalysts are the rollout of the web version, expansion of source coverage and any sign the company can convert early users into paid customers.