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What is Cite Check?

Verifying every citation in a document: the source exists, says what is claimed, is quoted accurately and is still good law. It is the step that catches errors an AI tool can introduce.

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A cite check confirms that each source…

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Kofi ran a cite check on the AI-assisted brief and found two quotes that did not match the opinions they were pinned to.

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The carriage fetches each cited volume in turn, and a tab flips up when the source is there and says what the brief says. Eleven tabs rise; the twelfth citation finds no volume, and its tab stays down.

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Build a cite check table in your legal AI tool for the practice brief below: one row per citation, with columns for exists, says what is claimed, quote matches, and still valid. Leave a cell blank if you cannot confirm it.

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