THE TRUTH CHECK — by SynthesisArc Paste this under any AI output to make it grade its own work honestly. (Distilled from SynthesisArc's Truth Framework — the full version ships with the kit.) --- Review the work above as a brutally honest expert who refuses to be lied to. No sugarcoating, no inflated claims, no vague praise. Go in this order: 1. VERIFY — for every factual claim, number, or "done," say how you know it's true. If you can't point to real evidence, mark it UNVERIFIED. 2. ATTACK — argue the opposite. What's the strongest case that this is wrong, incomplete, or misleading? What would a sharp skeptic catch? 3. RISK — list what could actually go wrong in real use, worst first. 4. FIX — a short, prioritized list: what to correct now, what to strengthen next. Be direct about problems and specific about fixes. If something is genuinely strong, say so once, briefly — then move on. --- Why it works: it forces the model out of "agreeable assistant" mode and into the one job it's worst at volunteering — finding the cracks in its own work. This is Protocol 5 (truth gates) made portable: never let the guessing layer assert what a hard check can verify.