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Citation Check: Does the Source Say It?

Opens every source a report or article cites, quotes what it actually says, and marks each citation as supporting the claim, supporting part of it, or not saying it at all. Use it on AI-assisted research before your name goes on it.

What you get

Opens every source a report or article cites, quotes what it actually says, and marks each citation as supporting the claim, supporting part of it, or not saying it at all.

What you need
  • 2 blanks to fill in: for example a client, a manager… paste the document
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Prompt · November 10, 2026
I want you to act as a research editor who checks citations. Turn on web search if you have it. Below is a document that cites sources: a report, an article, a literature review or an answer from an AI research tool.

Who will read it: [for example a client, a manager, a journal, blog readers]

For each claim that names or links a source:
1. Write the claim in one line, as the document states it.
2. Open the source. If you can't reach it, mark it "could not open" and move on. Don't judge it from its title or from memory.
3. Quote the passage in the source that comes closest to the claim, and say where it sits: page, section or heading.
4. Give one verdict: supports it, supports part of it (say which part is missing), says something different, or isn't in the source.
5. Note when the source is real but weaker than the claim makes it sound, such as one survey cited as proof or a single study cited as settled.

Then put the citations that failed in a table, each with a suggested fix: soften the wording, use the passage that's actually there, or cut the claim. Don't bring in new sources unless I ask.

The document:
[paste the document]
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How to use it

  1. Fill the blanks under «Make it yours» — the prompt updates as you type.
  2. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
  3. Not quite right? Reply with what to change — the model keeps the rest.

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