AI SEARCH & BOTS
Content Source & Citation Audit
Readers, editors and AI systems all trust claims they can check. Figures without a source are the first thing a careful reader doubts. This audit finds every sentence with a statistic, a year or a research word and shows whether a source sits next to it.
- Runs in your browser
- Nothing you paste is uploaded
- Free, no sign-up
- CheckPercentages, large numbers and years
- CheckResearch words such as study, survey and report
- CheckLinks and named sources in the same paragraph
- CheckDomains linked
Free
no sign-up, no usage limit
0 uploads
what you paste stays on your device
4 checks
what the tool looks at
Offline
works once the page has loaded
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HOW IT WORKS
How to use the Content Source & Citation Audit
Article HTML (or plain text).
Paste the article HTML so links are kept.
Read the unsourced claims first.
Link each figure to its primary source or name it in the sentence.
WHAT IT CHECKS
What it looks at, and how to read it.
Each factual claim with its source or none, and the domains the article links to.
What it checks
- Percentages, large numbers and years
- Research words such as study, survey and report
- Links and named sources in the same paragraph
- Domains linked
How to read the results
- A claim counts as sourced when its paragraph links out or the sentence names the source.
- Linking to the original study beats linking to an article about it.
The concepts behind it, in the SEO glossary: AI search visibility, Generative engine optimization.
GOOD TO KNOW
Common mistakes, an example and the limits.
Common mistakes
- "Studies show" with no study.
- Citing a competitor’s blog as a source.
- Old statistics presented as current.
A worked example
A YourStore guide says 72% of its orders come from phones, with no link; the audit flags it and the writer links the order report it came from.
Limitations
- Finds claims by numbers, years and research words; it cannot judge whether a source is reliable or says what is claimed.
FAQ
Questions about the Content Source & Citation Audit
Straight answers about what it does and where its limits are.
Does citing sources help SEO?
Indirectly: it makes content more trustworthy to readers, and claims that can be checked are easier for any system to rely on.
Why paste HTML instead of text?
HTML keeps the links, so the audit can see which claims have a source.
Need this for a whole website, over time?
The NdovuSEOLabs platform connects your own Search Console, analytics and server logs, and audits every page on a schedule.