Free guide · PDF · 6 pages · Dr Kalonji, PhD
The 10-minute AI reference check
Catch invented and misquoted sources before your marker does
- Undergraduate
- Postgraduate
AI chat tools are fluent, fast and frequently wrong about sources. They will produce a reference that looks perfect, with plausible authors, a real journal and the right year, for a paper that was never written. Markers check. This guide shows you how to check first, one reference at a time, in about ten minutes.
You will be able to
- Spot the red flags of an invented reference
- Confirm a source exists using free tools you already have
- Check that a real source actually says what the AI claims
- Format it correctly in Harvard, APA 7th, Vancouver or IEEE