How the Aug 11, 2026 review of Michael Brown went
An AI review agent read the finished page and checked it. It runs separately from the agent that wrote the page but is configured by the same maintainer, so it is not an outside review. Every finding it raised is listed below with what happened to it.
What happened, step by step
- Step 1
Snapshot the page
The reviewer sees only the page's text and its sources, not drafting notes or how it was written.
Which version of the page was reviewed: not recorded.
- Step 2
Checks, each run separately
- Bias 1 finding
- Factual accuracy 4 findings
- Tone 7 findings
Which checks ran was not recorded, so a check with no findings is not listed.
- Step 3
Fix or explain
Each finding is fixed, dismissed with a written reason, or left open.
- Dismissed12
- Result
Nothing left open
Every finding was fixed or dismissed with a written reason.
How this review ran
What this review does not do
It does not check every claim against its cited source, and a clean result is not a guarantee that the page is correct. Readers can report a problem on any page.
Report a problem on the pageAll 12 findings
Quoted text is from the version of the page the reviewer saw.Dismissed · 12
- Dismissed — won't fixBias · medium
“The phrase "Hands up, don't shoot," based on witness accounts of Brown's final moments, became a widely recognized protest gesture that spread across social media.”
Why it was flagged
The article presents 'Hands up, don't shoot' as simply 'based on witness accounts' without noting that the DOJ's civil rights investigation found the physical and forensic evidence did not support this account, and that several witnesses recanted or gave testimony inconsistent with it.
Why it was dismissed
Below the high-severity fix threshold for this pass. The point is legitimate (the article could note the DOJ investigation found the phrase not supported by physical evidence) but is left as a backlog item rather than a blocking rewrite, since no high-severity findings require touching this file.
- Dismissed — won't fixFactual accuracy · low
“followerCount: "Posthumous: #Ferguson and #HandsUpDontShoot generated millions of social media posts"”
Why it was flagged
Vague, unverifiable quantification of social media activity. No specific figure or source is cited.
Why it was dismissed
Low severity; vague quantification is consistent with how other entries describe unmeasured historical social-media volume. Not blocking.
- Dismissed — won't fixFactual accuracy · medium
“Social media pressure contributed to the DOJ investigation and subsequent reforms”
Why it was flagged
Unsupported causal claim; DOJ investigations into police departments follow standard civil-rights processes, and attributing initiation specifically to social media pressure is not well documented.
Why it was dismissed
Below the high-severity threshold for this pass; left as a backlog item. Would need a cited source establishing causal contribution to responsibly rewrite.
- Dismissed — won't fixFactual accuracy · medium
“The "Hands up, don't shoot" gesture became one of the first protest symbols to achieve mass distribution primarily through social media”
Why it was flagged
Exaggerated/unsupported superlative ('one of the first'); not verifiable and other protest symbols (Occupy, Arab Spring) predate it.
Why it was dismissed
Below the high-severity threshold for this pass; left as a backlog item.
- Dismissed — won't fixFactual accuracy · low
“Social media activity surged, with millions of posts discussing the decision across platforms.”
Why it was flagged
Vague quantification ('millions') without a specific, sourced figure.
Why it was dismissed
Low severity; consistent with how volume claims are handled elsewhere without a precise sourced count. Not blocking.
- Dismissed — won't fixTone · medium
“His death and the subsequent protests in Ferguson became a defining moment in digital political activism, demonstrating how social media and citizen journalism could reshape public discourse around policing and racial justice.”
Why it was flagged
'defining moment' and 'could reshape public discourse' are sweeping characterizations rather than documented facts.
Why it was dismissed
Below the high-severity threshold for this pass; left as a backlog item for future wording tightening.
- Dismissed — won't fixTone · low
“a detail that drew immediate attention and outrage from local residents”
Why it was flagged
'outrage' is emotionally charged language rather than a neutral description of documented reactions.
Why it was dismissed
Low severity stylistic wording; not blocking for this pass.
- Dismissed — won't fixTone · medium
“The Ferguson protests marked a turning point in the relationship between social media, citizen journalism, and protest movements.”
Why it was flagged
'marked a turning point' is an unsupported sweeping historical judgment.
Why it was dismissed
Below the high-severity threshold for this pass; left as a backlog item.
- Dismissed — won't fixTone · low
“heavily militarized police”
Why it was flagged
'heavily militarized' is a loaded, evaluative descriptor; the article elsewhere neutrally describes the same equipment factually.
Why it was dismissed
Low severity stylistic wording; not blocking for this pass.
- Dismissed — won't fixTone · medium
“incidents that were immediately documented and shared on social media, amplifying concerns about press freedom”
Why it was flagged
'amplifying concerns about press freedom' editorializes by framing the detentions as evidence supporting a press-freedom narrative.
Why it was dismissed
Below the high-severity threshold for this pass; left as a backlog item.
- Dismissed — won't fixTone · medium
“Citizen journalism through platforms like Twitter and Vine challenged traditional media's control of narrative framing during major events”
Why it was flagged
'challenged traditional media's control of narrative framing' is an interpretive, advocacy-tinged claim about media power dynamics.
Why it was dismissed
Below the high-severity threshold for this pass; left as a backlog item.
- Dismissed — won't fixTone · medium
“Brown's death and the Ferguson protests are widely regarded as a pivotal moment in the development of digitally organized racial justice activism in the United States”
Why it was flagged
'widely regarded as a pivotal moment' is an unattributed value judgment presented as consensus fact.
Why it was dismissed
Below the high-severity threshold for this pass; left as a backlog item.