Check sources with AI

Match claims, quotations and page numbers against original texts.

This article was written in German by Christian Rothe and translated into English with the help of AI. Read the German original.

A reference alone does not show whether the evidence fits. Checking sources means connecting each claim to a passage in the original text. AI can prepare that comparison.

An evidence table exposes mismatches: a source may exist but say something different; a page number may refer to the PDF position rather than the printed page. Resolve those cases before polishing the prose.

How to proceed

Provide the chapter and original sources it cites.
Use the prompt to create an evidence table: claim, source, passage and finding.
Revise unsupported claims and overinterpretations. Read direct quotations in their original context.

A citation needs an existing source and a passage that supports the specific claim.

Prompt

Check the citations in my attached chapter only against the provided original sources.

Create a table:
Claim | cited source | exact passage | relevant original excerpt | finding.

Distinguish supported, overinterpreted, unsupported and missing source. Check direct quotations and omissions. Distinguish printed page numbers from PDF page positions. Do not invent sources, quotations or pages. Ask for missing full texts. Suggest a narrower, supported wording for problematic claims.