Fact-Checking at Scale: Building a More Accurate and Efficient Synopsis Factuality System

By Shreya S Ramanujam , Yongce Li , Afshine Amidi , Sina Ghiassian , Benjamin Klein . Introduction Picture this — you’re home after a long day at work and can’t wait to catch up on Bridgerton. You log on to Netflix, search for “Bridgerton” and land on this screen: If this sounds familiar, you already know what a synopsis is — it’s a short glimpse into what a viewer can expect to see in a show. We see two types of synopses here: a series-level synopsis describing the overarching plot, and multiple episode-level synopses describing each episode. A synopsis plays a very important role for us — it helps viewers decide whether a title is worth watching or not. Every synopsis needs to strike a balance: sharing just enough to give viewers a sense of what to expect, while leaving enough intrigue to draw them in. But of course, we can’t just write anything . “In the fog-drenched streets of Victorian London, Detective Daphne Bridgerton races to unmask a serial killer known only as the elusive La…