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Rate the sources behind an answer

After any answer, ask Perplexity to grade its own sources so you know how much to trust it.

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Look at the sources you used in your last answer about [topic].
For each source: type (primary, news, blog, forum, vendor), date, likely bias or conflict of interest, and whether it actually supports the sentence it is cited for.
Then tell me which claims rest on weak sources and search again for better ones.

Replace everything in [square brackets] with your own details.

Settings & parameters

• Use as a follow-up in the same thread

Variations

• Run it on a report someone sent you.
• Ask for only government or academic sources.

Tips

• A citation is not proof; this shows which ones carry weight.
• Forum and vendor sources are fine for opinions, weak for facts.