libel-risk-checkerlisted

# Libel Risk Checker ## What This Skill Does Reviews a draft for statements that carry a credible risk of defamation, producing a flagged checklist of red-flag passages with a plain-language explanation of why each is potentially problematic. ## When To Use This Skill - Before publishing any article, script, or report that makes negative claims about a named individual, company, or organisation - When a source has made a serious allegation and you are deciding whether to include it - When a subject has threatened legal action and you need to locate the specific passages at issue - As a final pre-publication check alongside your standard copy-editing pass - When commissioning editors want a structured risk overview before sending a piece to a lawyer ## What You Need To Provide **Required:** The full draft text to be reviewed. **Optional:** The jurisdiction in which the piece will be published (e.g., England and Wales, United States, Australia) — different countries have different defamation standards, and naming a jurisdiction improves the relevance of the flags; the name of any individual or organisation who has been given a right of reply, and what their response was. ## How the Assistant Approaches This 1. Reads the full draft and identifies statements that could be understood as factual allegations — as opposed to clearly labelled opinion — about a named or identifiable individual, company, or organisation. 2. For each flagged passage, assesses it against a standard ch