Check AI answers: turn source links into supported claims

The short answer

A linked page starts a research task; it does not automatically prove an entire AI answer. Google explains that Gemini may show sources or related content and that not every response includes links. Our checking method helps separate individual claims from a persuasive overall narrative.

Your practical comparison

What you need

The AI response, access to original sources and time to read the relevant passages. A knowledgeable person should assess findings used for important decisions.

1. Break the response into checkable claims. Flag numbers, dates, comparisons and conditions for particular attention.
2. Open the original source. Check its publisher, date and scope before relying on it.
3. Find the specific passage. Record whether it supports the claim fully, partly or not at all.
4. Check important claims against an independent source. Two pages repeating the same press release are not independent confirmation.
5. Record contradictions and uncertainty. Narrow your wording when the source only covers one plan, period or use case.
6. Keep the verified claim with its link, access date and a short explanation. Check changeable information again before later publication.

Example to get you started

Review table: claim | original source | relevant passage | date | limitation | result. Example result: “Supported for the named plan only; not a general claim about every user.”

Things to consider

A missing link proves neither truth nor falsehood. Search results may be outdated, and primary sources may have their own interests. This process does not replace specialist review for consequential questions.