How to Fact-Check an AI Research Summary

You do not need to spend equal time on every sentence. Start with the claims that support the recommendation, describe a requirement, or would be costly to get wrong. Open the original source for each one and find the passage that actually supports it.

A source link is useful, but it does not guarantee the linked page says what the summary claims. Check the claim itself. If a brief cannot show where an important statement came from, treat that statement as unverified until you can establish its basis.

Look for changes introduced by compression: “may” becoming “will,” “some participants” becoming “users,” or a claim about one version becoming a claim about every plan. Keep the conditions and limitations that matter to the conclusion.

For example, a fictional help page might say exports are available to workspace administrators. A summary saying “everyone can export” has dropped an important access condition. Correct the summary and reconsider any recommendation that relied on the broader claim.

A listed price is a source fact. A first-year total is a calculation based on assumptions. A judgment that the plan fits your team is an inference. Label these separately so a reader knows what can be checked directly and what depends on your priorities.

Recalculate important arithmetic using the stated quantities and units. Then inspect whether the quantities are comparable. A correct multiplication of the wrong plan price can still produce a misleading total.

For each issue, record the claim, source, correction, and effect on the conclusion. If the source is missing information, say “unknown” rather than writing a plausible replacement. If the summary resolves a disagreement too confidently, restore the competing interpretations.

Tabmeet's briefs are intended to make source details and uncertainty easier to inspect. Verify the decisive statements before acting or sharing. For disagreements between the original sources themselves, read comparing conflicting sources. For a handoff, use the research brief template to keep the evidence boundary clear.