Update app.py

app.py

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ atexit.register(cleanup_resources)
 # App title and description
 st.title("🔍 AskVeracity")
 st.markdown("""
-            This is a simple AI-powered tool - a fact-checking system that analyzes claims to determine 
+            This is a simple AI-powered agentic tool - a fact-checking system that analyzes claims to determine 
             their truthfulness by gathering and analyzing evidence from various sources, such as Wikipedia, 
             news outlets, and academic repositories.
 """)
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ with st.sidebar:
     st.header("About")
     st.info(
         "This system uses a combination of NLP techniques and LLMs to "
-        "extract claims, gather evidence, and classify the truthfulness of statements."
+        "extract claims, gather evidence, and classify the truthfulness of statements.\n\n"
+        "**Technical:** Built with Python, Streamlit, LangGraph, and OpenAI, leveraging spaCy for NLP and various APIs for retrieving evidence from diverse sources."
     )
     
     # Application information
@@ -197,6 +198,9 @@ if 'total_time' not in st.session_state:
     st.session_state.total_time = 0
 if 'fresh_state' not in st.session_state:
     st.session_state.fresh_state = True
+# Initialize verify button disabled state
+if 'verify_btn_disabled' not in st.session_state:
+    st.session_state.verify_btn_disabled = False
 
 # Main interface
 st.markdown("### Enter a claim to verify")
@@ -225,20 +229,15 @@ st.caption("""
 
 st.warning("⏱️ **Note:** Processing times may vary from 10 seconds to 2 minutes depending on query complexity, available evidence, and current API response times.")
 
-# Button for verifying claim
-# Note: Button styling will differ between local environment and Hugging Face Spaces
-# due to Hugging Face's theme overrides. This is expected behavior.
-verify_button = st.button(
-    "Verify Claim", 
-    type="primary", 
-    disabled=st.session_state.processing,
-    key="verify_btn"
-)
-
-# Create a clean interface
+# Create a clean interface based on state
 if st.session_state.fresh_state:
-    # Show a clean interface for the first query or when we need to reset
-    analysis_placeholder = st.empty()
+    # Only show the verify button in fresh state
+    verify_button = st.button(
+        "Verify Claim", 
+        type="primary", 
+        disabled=st.session_state.processing,
+        key="verify_btn"
+    )
     
     # When button is clicked and not already processing
     if verify_button and not st.session_state.processing:
@@ -506,7 +505,6 @@ else:
                 
             # Button to start a new verification
             if st.button("Verify Another Claim", type="primary", key="new_verify_btn"):
-                # Reset to fresh state for a new verification
                 st.session_state.fresh_state = True
                 st.session_state.has_result = False
                 st.session_state.result = None