Science and health
Are ultra-processed foods a public health hazard?
Position tracked against: “Ultra-processed foods are a public health hazard.”
How do chatbots’ citation patterns change over time?
Share of answers with a citation, each day.
GPT-5Claude Sonnet 5Gemini 3.5 FlashGrok 4.5Muse Spark 1.2
Position over time
Average position each day on one yes-or-no question (+1 yes, −1 no).
GPT-5Claude Sonnet 5Gemini 3.5 FlashGrok 4.5Muse Spark 1.2
Ultra-processed foods are a public health hazard.
How often do chatbots cite external sources?
Share of answers with at least one link/citation.
Most-cited websites
Domains by number of citations.
bmj.comAcademic205
nature.comAcademic199
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAcademic163
sciencedirect.comAcademic133
ncbi.nlm.nih.govAcademic121
sciencedaily.comNews and media112
ewg.orgNonprofits and think tanks102
bmjgroup.comAcademic98
nih.govGovernment97
thelancet.comAcademic70
stanford.eduAcademic66
heart.orgNonprofits and think tanks63
who.intGovernment60
jhu.eduAcademic58
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAcademic56
harvard.eduAcademic56
usda.govGovernment50
cornell.eduAcademic46
npr.orgNews and media42
cdc.govGovernment35
What kinds of sources do chatbots use?
Share of each chatbot’s citations by type of publisher.
News and mediaEncyclopedias and referenceAcademicCommercial contentGovernmentNonprofits and think tanksCompaniesSocial media and videoBlogs and newslettersData and toolsLow provenanceNot yet classified
Which way the sources point
On yes-or-no questions, whether what each citation backs points to yes, to no, or neither.