Fact Check: Shaving hair makes it grow back thicker.

Status: True

Assertion

Shaving hair makes it grow back thicker.

Results

Shaving cuts the hair at its base (follicle) without affecting the root structure or thickness of new growth. When shaving, the blades only trim the visible part of the hair above the skin’s surface. The follicle and the potential for regrowth remain unchanged.
– True: The sensation perceived after shaving is due to nerve stimulation rather than changes in hair texture. Shaving can cause irritation, friction, or micro-abrasions on the skin’s surface, which are detected by nerves and interpreted as discomfort or pain.
– True: Perception of regrowth being coarser may be influenced by comparing shorter, shaved hair with longer, unshaven hair that grows at a slower rate and presents different characteristics (e.g., color, length). As the previously shaved hair grows back, it can appear thicker or coarser when compared to its natural growth phase because of differences in appearance due to factors like age, environmental exposure, etc.
– True: The apparent width increase of new hair growth is due to the shortened length post-shaving rather than any actual change in hair

Assumptions

Here are the assumptions supporting the statement:

– Shaving cuts hair at its base (follicle) without affecting the root structure or thickness of new growth.

– The sensation perceived after shaving is due to nerve stimulation rather than changes in hair texture.

– Perception of regrowth being coarser may be influenced by comparing shorter, shaved hair with longer, unshaven hair that grows at a slower rate and presents different characteristics (e.g., color, length).

– The apparent width increase of new hair growth is due to the shortened length post-shaving rather than any actual change in hair thickness.

– Scientific research has studied hair regrowth after shaving and found that it does not result in thicker or coarser hair, debunking this common misconrantee.

Fact Checker Output

<|assistant|> – True: Shaving cuts the hair at its base (follicle) without affecting the root structure or thickness of new growth. When shaving, the blades only trim the visible part of the hair above the skin’s surface. The follicle and the potential for regrowth remain unchanged.

– True: The sensation perceived after shaving is due to nerve stimulation rather than changes in hair texture. Shaving can cause irritation, friction, or micro-abrasions on the skin’s surface, which are detected by nerves and interpreted as discomfort or pain.

– True: Perception of regrowth being coarser may be influenced by comparing shorter, shaved hair with longer, unshaven hair that grows at a slower rate and presents different characteristics (e.g., color, length). As the previously shaved hair grows back, it can appear thicker or coarser when compared to its natural growth phase because of differences in appearance due to factors like age, environmental exposure, etc.

– True: The apparent width increase of new hair growth is due to the shortened length post-shaving rather than any actual

Model Used

microsoft/Phi-3-mini-4k-instruct-gguf

Script Name

fact_checker_mongodb.py

Script Code

import os
import sys
import requests
from langchain_openai.llms import OpenAI
from langchain.prompts import PromptTemplate
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from statements import get_random_statement
from mongodb_helper import insert_record  # Import MongoDB helper functions
import html

# Load environment variables from .env file
load_dotenv()

# Define category IDs
CATEGORY_IDS = {
    "True": 2,
    "False": 3,
    "Debatable": 4,
    "Unknown": 6
}

def create_wordpress_post(title, content, category):
    data = {
        "title": title,
        "content": content,
        "status": "publish",
        "categories": [CATEGORY_IDS[category]]
    }

    response = requests.post(
        os.getenv("WORDPRESS_POSTS_URL"),
        json=data,
        auth=(os.getenv("WORDPRESS_USERNAME"), os.getenv("WORDPRESS_PASSWORD"))
    )

    if response.status_code == 201:
        print("Blog post created successfully.")
    else:
        print(f"Failed to create blog post: {response.status_code} - {response.text}")

def fact_check(assertion):
    llm = OpenAI(temperature=0.7, model=os.getenv("MODEL_NAME"))

    # Define the prompt templates
    assertion_template = """{assertion}\n\n"""
    assertion_prompt = PromptTemplate(input_variables=["assertion"], template=assertion_template)
    
    assumptions_template = """Here is a statement:
    {statement}
    Make a bullet point list of the assumptions required to support the above statement.\n\n"""
    assumptions_prompt = PromptTemplate(input_variables=["statement"], template=assumptions_template)
    
    fact_checker_template = """Here is a bullet point list of assertions:
    {assertions}
    For each assumption, determine whether it is true or false. Explain your reasoning.\n\n"""
    fact_checker_prompt = PromptTemplate(input_variables=["assertions"], template=fact_checker_template)
    
    answer_template = """
    Here is the information to classify the statement:
    {facts}

    Based on the above information, how would you classify the statement? Respond with one of the following options followed by a colon and space:
    - True: [Explanation]
    - False: [Explanation]
    - Debatable: [Explanation]
    """
    answer_prompt = PromptTemplate(input_variables=["facts"], template=answer_template)
    
    # Format prompts and extract the string content
    formatted_assertion = assertion_prompt.format_prompt(assertion=assertion).text
    assertion_output = llm.invoke(formatted_assertion)
    
    formatted_assumptions = assumptions_prompt.format_prompt(statement=assertion_output).text
    assumptions_output = llm.invoke(formatted_assumptions)
    
    formatted_fact_checker = fact_checker_prompt.format_prompt(assertions=assumptions_output).text
    fact_checker_output = llm.invoke(formatted_fact_checker)
    
    formatted_answer = answer_prompt.format_prompt(facts=fact_checker_output).text
    final_output = llm.invoke(formatted_answer)
    
    return {
        "assertion_output": assertion_output,
        "assumptions_output": assumptions_output,
        "fact_checker_output": fact_checker_output,
        "final_output": final_output,
    }

def extract_status_and_reasoning(final_output):
    final_output = final_output.strip()
    if "True:" in final_output:
        status_start = final_output.find("True:")
        status = "True"
    elif "False:" in final_output:
        status_start = final_output.find("False:")
        status = "False"
    elif "Debatable:" in final_output:
        status_start = final_output.find("Debatable:")
        status = "Debatable"
    else:
        return "Unknown", final_output

    reasoning = final_output[status_start + len(status) + 1:].strip()
    return status, reasoning

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
        assertion = sys.argv[1]
    else:
        assertion = get_random_statement()
    
    print(assertion)
    submission = fact_check(assertion)
    
    # Print the detailed outputs to inspect their structure
    for key, value in submission.items():
        print(f"{key}: {value}")
    
    # Extract the final output for status determination and reasoning
    final_output = submission['final_output']
    status, reasoning = extract_status_and_reasoning(final_output)
    
    # Record the result in MongoDB
    try:
        print("Attempting to insert record into MongoDB...")
        insert_record(
            script_name="fact_checker_mongodb.py",
            script_code=html.escape(open(__file__).read()),
            assertion=assertion,
            status=status,
            submission=submission,  # Store the entire submission for detailed analysis
            model=os.getenv("MODEL_NAME")
        )
        print("Record inserted into MongoDB successfully.")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Failed to insert record into MongoDB: {e}")
    
    print(final_output)
    
    # Create a blog post on WordPress
    blog_title = f"Fact Check: {assertion}"
    blog_content = f"""
    <h1>Status: {status}</h1>
    <h2>Assertion</h2>
    <p>{assertion}</p>
    <h2>Results</h2>
    <p>{reasoning}</p>
    <h3>Assumptions</h3>
    <p>{submission['assumptions_output']}</p>
    <h3>Fact Checker Output</h3>
    <p>{submission['fact_checker_output']}</p>
    <h4>Model Used</h4>
    <p>{os.getenv("MODEL_NAME")}</p>
    <h4>Script Name</h4>
    <p>fact_checker_mongodb.py</p>
    <h4>Script Code</h4>
    <pre>{html.escape(open(__file__).read())}</pre>
    """
    create_wordpress_post(blog_title, blog_content, status)

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