Fact Check Research Planner — illustrative example INPUT Plan a check of the claim "The Example Program launched in 2019." No evidence supplied. Define launch as public availability, not pilot testing. RESULT 1. Find the program owner's dated announcement or official history. 2. Locate the date when the public could actually participate. 3. Separate pilot, announcement and availability dates. 4. Record the exact supporting passage and source URL. 5. Compare that date with 2019. Current status: unverified; no source has been supplied or checked in this illustration. REVIEW A fact-check plan should turn each claim into a verifiable question. Identify suitable primary evidence before searching for a convenient confirming summary. This is a teaching example, not a live execution record.