Contents
- Factchecker Table #1 – Separate fact from explanation
- Table 2: Is there a source?
- Table 3 - does the source really say that?
- Table 4 - Is the date relevant?
- Table 5: Is there an independent confirmation?
- Seven red flags
- Check in 60 seconds
- Where you can not rely on one AI answer
A dangerous AI error often looks less like nonsense than a confident, detailed, and well-structured response. Therefore, it is not the style of confidence that should be checked, but the origin of the facts.
Factchecker Table #1 – Separate fact from explanation
Number, date, citation, study title, and legal rule are verifiable statements. Explanation and opinion require a different type of evaluation.
Table 2: Is there a source?
Don’t trust a link just because it looks academic. Open the material yourself.
Table 3 - does the source really say that?
This article may be misquoted. Check the relevant snippet, not the presence of the page as such.
Table 4 - Is the date relevant?
- laws;
- prices;
- examination rules;
- software;
- company policies;
- statistics.
Table 5: Is there an independent confirmation?
| Adoption | Minimum inspection |
|---|---|
| Number. | Initial report |
| Quote | Original text/video |
| Study | DOI or magazine |
| Rule. | Official source |
Seven red flags
- A very accurate figure without a source.
- A quote you can't find.
- Suspiciously perfect research.
- A strong conclusion on a controversial topic.
- Up-to-date information.
- The link goes wrong.
- The answer changes a lot after a slight reformulation.
Check in 60 seconds
- Who says so?
- When was it published?
- Where's the primary source?
- Any confirmation?
- Has the context changed?
Where you can not rely on one AI answer
| The Domain | Why the price of error is higher |
|---|---|
| Medicine. | Health risks |
| Right | Rules depend on jurisdiction and date |
| Finance. | Material consequences |
| Security | Risk of real damage |
One of the best questions for any confident-sounding answer is, “How do we know this?” The usefulness of this question does not depend on whether the text was written by a person or an algorithm.
