Citation check

Ten citations. One story.

See what’s really behind the citations. Caus checks whether the sources cited for a claim are genuinely different — or the same coverage repeated.

Paste an AI answer, article, or source list — Caus checks how the citations relate, not whether the claim is true, and makes no accuracy claim. See how it works.

Illustrative example

Synthetic

Claim: “A startup raised a $120M round.”

4 citations → 2 distinct stories

Repeated coverage3 sources counted as 1

Why grouped: their excerpts share near-identical wording, so they repeat one story.

No strong match1 citation

Its wording didn't closely overlap any other citation, so it stands on its own here.

Every result comes with a citation report explaining the grouping.

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What Caus checks today

Repeated coverage

Whether the sources cited for a claim repeat the same story, using the text you paste. That is the one check Caus runs today.

Not checked

Caus does not judge whether the claim is true, rate how reliable a source is, check whether links work, or prove that a source with no strong match is genuinely independent.

Use it when citations might be one story repeated

AI answers with footnotes

See whether the cited sources are genuinely different or just repeat the same coverage.

Research briefs

Check whether a source list adds new reporting or mostly repeats one story.

Due-diligence memos

Separate distinct stories from repeated coverage before you trust the pile of citations.

How it works

From a claim to a repeated-coverage check, in three steps.

01

Paste an AI answer or source list

Paste an AI answer, article, research summary, or list of sources, then add the relevant source text for each citation Caus recognizes.

02

Caus groups repeated coverage

Sources that repeat the same underlying story are grouped together, so repeated coverage doesn't count as fresh support.

03

Read the citation report

See how many distinct stories the citations really represent, with a short report explaining each grouping.

Check your citations

Paste an AI answer, article, or source list and see how many distinct stories are really behind the citations.