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Fact-check a claim you read in a book

A book made a surprising claim, so one reader asked ChatGPT for a source. It reported that the claim seemed to be false.

Caution. AI can be wrong too; check the sources.

Steps

  1. Paste in the claim.
  2. Ask for sources.
  3. Open them and judge for yourself.

Prompt you can copy

I read this claim: "[claim]". Is it true? Give me reliable sources I can check myself.

Tools

  • ChatGPT

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Source

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