# Hallucination Risk Checklist

Use this when an AI answer sounds polished but contains specifics.

## Risk Signals

- Names.
- Dates.
- Prices.
- Laws or regulations.
- Medical, financial, legal, HR, or safety advice.
- Quotes.
- Citations.
- Local rules.
- Recent events.
- Small companies or obscure people.
- Proprietary company information.
- Exact calculations.

## Source Check

For each important claim:

| Claim | Source needed | Source checked? | Decision |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | Official docs / original source / database / contract / calculator | Yes / no | Keep / revise / remove |

## Useful Follow-Up Prompt

```text
Identify every factual claim in your answer that I should verify before relying on it. For each claim, name the best source type to check and rewrite the answer so unsupported claims are marked [verify].
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## Safer Prompt Pattern

```text
Use only the source text below. If the source does not answer the question, say that directly. Mark any inference as [inference]. Quote the source sentence for important claims.
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