What is source attribution verification?
It is a check that a particular claim is supported by the specific source identified for it. The verifier may inspect tool traces and source records to distinguish valid support, weak similarity and unsupported attribution. Its result depends on the available evidence and should not be treated as a universal hallucination detector.
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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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