How can an AI answer be factually true but cite the wrong source?
Several records may contain similar details. A claim can match one record while naming another, creating a false attribution even if the underlying fact is true. Source-aware checking verifies the relationship between each claim and its cited source, rather than checking only whether some retrieved text is similar.
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A True Fact Can Still Be the Wrong Answer When an AI Cites the Wrong SourceSource-aware verification checks whether each claim is supported by the record it names, not merely whether similar evidence exists.
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