Research verification
Source checking for AI-assisted research.
Give a reviewer the research and its source list. They open each link, check that it exists and says what the research claims, and return verified, questionable, and unsupported claims with corrections. This is the citation-level check; to confirm the names, figures, and conclusions in a finished deliverable, see verify AI research.
- Starter budget
- $40, editable before you publish
- Deliverable
- Claim-by-claim source table with corrections
- Best for
- Reports and memos with 10 to 40 citations
What to post
This is the description the draft opens with. Add your inputs and adjust the budget before publishing.
Draft text
Please check the sources and claims in this AI-assisted research. Deliver a list of verified claims, questionable claims, broken/unrelated sources, and recommended corrections.
Draft title: Source-check AI-assisted research. Skills tagged: source checking, research verification, citations. Starter budget: $40.
What good looks like
Accept the work when the deliverable has these four things.
- Every citation opened, with a note on whether it exists and supports the claim.
- Claims sorted into verified, questionable, and unsupported.
- A replacement or primary source suggested where the original fails.
- Dead links, paywalls, and sources that could not be checked listed separately.
Why use a human
What a person catches that a second model pass does not.
AI research tools can cite a real journal with an article that does not exist, or a real article that says the opposite of the claim. Only a person who reads the source can tell.
A bounded source check is quick to price and easy to accept: you can spot-check two rows of the table yourself.
Suggested payout ranges
Starting points only. Final payouts should match complexity, turnaround, tools, and worker experience.
| Scope | Suggested payout |
|---|---|
| Up to 15 citations | $40–$60 |
| 15 to 40 citations with replacement sources | $60–$120 |
| Long report or recurring research QA | $120+ |
Related use cases
Neighbouring templates, each with a different scope.
Check the sources before the research leaves your team.
The draft opens with a $40 starter budget and the description above. Attach the research and its source list, then publish. Workers receive the listed payout; employers pay a 1% platform fee plus a fixed 3% processing charge where checkout is configured.