Lesson 1124 of 1570
AI and source triangulation: never trust a single source again
AI helps you check a fact across 3 sources before you cite it in any paper.
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- 1The big idea
- 2triangulation
- 3primary source
- 4verification
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Section 1
The big idea
Triangulation means checking a claim against 3 separate sources before you trust it. AI can speed this up — and stop you from citing the one Wikipedia line that's been wrong for 7 years.
How to use it
- Ask AI to find 3 independent sources for a claim
- Ask AI to flag if 2 of the 3 cite the same original source
- Ask AI to identify the primary source vs secondary repeats
- Ask AI to score the source quality (peer-reviewed, news, blog)
Try it
Pick a 'fact' you've heard a lot. Ask AI to triangulate it across 3 independent sources — and report what you find.
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