📢 Faktify - AI-Powered Fake News Detection

Faktify is an AI-powered fake news detection platform designed to verify the authenticity of news articles. Using advanced AI models like BERT and LLaMA, Faktify analyzes news content and generates a credibility scorecard to help users determine whether the news is real or fake.

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🚀 Features

✅ Secure Authentication - Users can sign in using Google, Apple, or Phone Number via Clerk.
✅ AI-Powered Fake News Detection - Faktify analyzes news articles and generates a credibility score.
✅ Verified News Hub - Users can browse fact-checked news articles with category filters.
✅ User Feedback System - Users can rate AI accuracy and submit feedback.
✅ Interactive Features - Includes games & quizzes to make fact-checking engaging.
✅ Advanced News Filtering - Users can filter news based on category & interest.
✅ Scalability & Future Enhancements - Plans for multi-language support and social media/browser integrations.

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🔧 Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, Next.js
• Backend: Node.js, Flask
• Database: MongoDB
• AI Models: BERT, LLaMA, Logistic Regression, SVM, Random Forest
• Authentication: Clerk
• APIs Used: News API, Google Fact Check API
• Hosting & Deployment: AWS/GCP/Azure

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🏗️ System Architecture

1️⃣ User Interaction Layer (Frontend)

• User logs in via Clerk (Google/Apple/Phone Number).
• Users submit news summaries for verification.
• AI-generated credibility scorecard is displayed.
• Verified news is available with filtering options.

2️⃣ Backend (Business Logic & AI Processing)

• API Gateway (Node.js/Flask) handles requests.
• AI models analyze news credibility.
• User feedback is stored & used to improve accuracy.

3️⃣ Data Storage & Processing Layer

• MongoDB stores user data & verified news.
• AI Model Storage for training datasets.

4️⃣ External Services & Integrations

• Clerk for authentication.
• Third-party News APIs for verified sources.
• Cloud Hosting (AWS/GCP/Azure) for scalability.

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📜 Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/Faktify.git
cd Faktify

2️⃣ Install Dependencies

npm install   # For frontend dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt   # For backend dependencies

3️⃣ Set Up Environment Variables

Create a .env file and add:

CLERK_API_KEY=your_clerk_api_key
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection
NEWS_API_KEY=your_newsapi_key
FACTCHECK_API_KEY=your_google_factcheck_api_key

4️⃣ Run the Application

# Start the frontend
npm run dev   

# Start the backend
python app.py

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👥 Team Members

Name	Role	GitHub	LinkedIn
Vaibhav Gupta	Team Lead, Full Stack Developer	GitHub	LinkedIn
Nishika Kansal	Frontend Developer	GitHub	LinkedIn
Giriraj Mantri	AI/ML Expert	GitHub	LinkedIn
Isha Katiyar	Backend Developer	GitHub	LinkedIn

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📬 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (feature-branch).
3. Commit your changes.
4. Push to your branch and create a pull request.

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📂 MVP & Project Snapshots

📸 Check out our MVP and snapshots of the project: MVP Link

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