Computer-Implemented Systems and Methods for Identifying Factual Information in a Written Document

A computer implemented system for identifying factual information in a written document, the system comprising:

• one or more data processors;
• and
• one or more computer readable mediums encoded with instructions for commanding the one or more data processors to execute a method comprising:
• i. identifying one or more named entities in the written document;
• ii. identifying one or more noun phrases in the written document, wherein the one or more noun phrases are associated with a corresponding one or more named entities;
• iii. building at least one query by combining one of the one or more named entities with a respective one of the one or more noun phrases, wherein the at least one query corresponds to an assertion;
• iv. submitting the at least one query for comparison with a fact repository;
• v. assessing whether the query submitted to the fact repository presents a factual assertion;
• and
• vi. returning a match if the query submitted to the fact repository presents a factual assertion.

A computer-readable medium encoded with instructions for commanding a processing system to execute a method for identifying factual information in a written document, the method comprising:

• identifying one or more named entities in the written document;
• identifying one or more noun phrases in the written document, wherein the one or more noun phrases are associated with a corresponding one or more named entities;
• building at least one query by combining one of the one or more named entities with a respective one of the one or more noun phrases, wherein the at least one query corresponds to an assertion;
• submitting the at least one query for comparison with a fact repository;
• assessing whether the query submitted to the fact repository presents a factual assertion;
• and
• returning a match if the query submitted to the fact repository presents a factual assertion.