Best fact checking plugins for WordPress
The most popular fact checking plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Author Box & Pages for E-E-A-T Optimization leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of BZ-ClaimFinder (fewer than 10) and Vurl Evidence Badge (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “fact checking” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 fact checking plugins
- 1.
Author Box & Pages for E-E-A-T OptimizationThe most installed fact checking plugin, with 200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 hours ago.
- 2.
BZ-ClaimFinderFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 3.Vurl Evidence Badge
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
AI Slop CheckerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “fact checking”

Author Box & Pages for E-E-A-T Optimization
Down in the last 7 days:24#11,354by Ignite Marketingtoday
Enhance credibility with author boxes and pages optimized for Google's E-E-A-T. Supports multiple authors, social links, and schema markup.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

BZ-ClaimFinder
Up in the last 7 days:9,488#54,443by masayafukumoto26 days ago
Find claims that may need verification before publishing.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Vurl Evidence Badge
Up in the last 7 days:8,842#64,599by m2devio1 month ago
Adds a small badge that lets your readers check your page's sources with Vurl. It does not certify your site or score your accuracy.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AI Slop Checker
Down in the last 7 days:22,007#71,267by tampawebtech2 months ago
Finds ChatGPT and Claude output pasted straight into posts, and fact-checks claims a model's training cutoff left behind.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day