Page agrees with itself

Whether the facts the page states are consistent with each other, wherever they appear on the page.

AI assistants quote fragments, not whole pages. When a page gives two different prices for the same product, incompatible dates, or claims that cancel each other out, an assistant either declines to cite the page at all or - worse - quotes whichever half it read first. Human readers who notice the contradiction stop trusting the rest of the page too.

When this is flagged

The report flags this when the page states conflicting facts in different places: different figures for the same quantity, dates that cannot both be right, or statements that contradict each other, such that a reader cannot tell which version is true.

How to fix it

Decide which version is correct and make every occurrence on the page agree with it. Contradictions usually creep in when one instance of a fact is updated and others are missed - if the same fact appears in several places, consider stating it once and referring to it, so there is only one thing to keep current.

Learn more

• Quotable claims and evidence blocks - stating facts so they can be quoted verbatim with confidence