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Rule "its vs. it's"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: its vs. it's
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>it's</suggestion> (short for 'it is') instead of 'its' (possessive pronoun)?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-its/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • In fact, its by far the most disabled rule.
    Correction suggestion: it's
ID: IT_IS [23]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-05 22:33:08 +0100)