Lesson 947 of 1570
AI and Actually Clicking the Sources Perplexity Cites
Perplexity's footnotes look credible — but the sources sometimes don't say what it claims.
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- 1The big idea
- 2citation verification
- 3Perplexity
- 4source checking
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Section 1
The big idea
Perplexity AI gives you sources for everything, which feels trustworthy. But it sometimes summarizes them wrong — and 'looks cited' isn't the same as 'is accurate.'
Some examples
- Click every footnote — don't just trust the number.
- Search the source page for the exact claim.
- Sometimes the citation supports the opposite of the AI's claim.
- One verified source beats 10 unverified summaries.
Try it!
Ask Perplexity any question, then click every citation it gave. Note any that don't actually support the claim.
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