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How a dev forced source citations into every claim on his site
A developer built a fact-check site for an unreleased game where every claim must include a source, enforced by a Zod schema in Astro. The schema requires at least one source URL and date per entity, and the build fails if any claim lacks a citation. The approach prioritizes provenance over editorial habit, aiming to combat misinformation in gaming news.
Meridian48 take
The technique is clever but niche—most publishers won't adopt it unless schema-level enforcement becomes a platform feature, not a custom build step.
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Every claim on my site carries its sources. Here is the schema that forces it. →
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