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Source Credibility Evaluator

Judge a source's reliability with a checklist, not a feeling.

What you get: A scored credibility assessment with red flags and what to cross-check.

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output — ChatGPT / Claude
Evaluate the credibility of this source for the claim '{{claim}}'.

Source details (author, publisher, date, type, key passages, citations used): {{source_details}}

Assess: author expertise and conflicts of interest; publisher and editorial process; evidence quality (primary data, methodology, sample, peer review, citations); recency relative to the topic; consistency with other reliable sources I should compare; signs of bias, selective quoting or missing context; and logical or statistical weaknesses. Give a 1–5 rating per area with reasons, an overall judgement, how far I can safely rely on the source, and the three things to cross-check elsewhere. Do not pretend to have verified facts you cannot see.