Patent Document ID: 8862505
Application ID: 13946138

Base Claim:
1. A method programmed in a non-transitory memory of a digital video recording device comprising: a. automatically recording broadcast information with the digital video recording device; b. automatically fact checking the recorded broadcast information to determine a factual accuracy of the recorded broadcast information by comparing the recorded broadcast information with source information; and c. automatically indicating a status of the recorded broadcast information in real-time of playback of the recorded broadcast information based on a result of the comparison of the recorded broadcast information with the source information.

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Claim 18:
18. The method of claim 1 wherein fact checking utilizes a plurality of sources, and each source of the plurality of sources has a reliability rating based on the accuracy of the information within each source of the plurality of sources, wherein the accuracy is determined based on previous fact checking results, wherein a first source with a first reliability rating is given more weight during fact checking than a second source with a second reliability rating lower than the first reliability rating, wherein each source of the plurality of sources with the reliability rating below a threshold is not used in fact checking.