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The free tool below runs entirely in this browser — no account, nothing stored or transmitted. Redact anything you would not want kept before you type it.
Open the companion tool →Why wording is the weakest evidence
Generators are fluent with words, which means a fabricated quote reads exactly like a real one. The only check that survives is the source: does this quote exist in the person's own words, on their verified account, in a transcript, or in a reputable publication.
A misattributed quote travels farther than a correction ever will. Verifying before you reshare is the entire defense, and it takes under a minute once it is a habit.
The protocol
- Enter the quote and who it is attributed to.
- Read the source reading: primary source, publication, and the independent confirm step.
- Search the exact quote on the person's verified account or a reputable outlet before sharing.
- If you cannot confirm it, hold the post and say so if someone asks.
What the tool does
Enter a quote and its attribution and get a source-verification reading with the basis shown. It runs in this browser; nothing is sent or stored.
Limit first: This check can raise your confidence, but a clean result doesn't prove a quote is real. It structures the source questions — it does not search the web for you.
Open the companion tool →One human next step
Search the exact quote on the person's verified account or a reputable outlet. See CISA's disinformation tactics guide for the broader pattern.
Research log and safety checks
AI-assist path: not used for a verdict. This artifact is an inspectable source-verification aid; a remote model would add an opaque judgment where the reader needs to see the source gap. §6.10: not a frontier-pace topic.
§0.5 protection result: category is deepfake-media-verification; crisis-adjacent: no; fear/urgency/scarcity toolkit used: no. The protective function is free and the paid feature is convenience only.