US politics
Is Donald Trump improving the lives of Americans?
Position tracked against: “Donald Trump is improving the lives of Americans.”
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
Donald Trump is improving the lives of Americans.
How often do chatbots cite external sources?
Share of answers with at least one link/citation.
Most-cited websites
Domains by number of citations.
whitehouse.govGovernment181
factcheck.orgNonprofits and think tanks178
bls.govGovernment114
wikipedia.orgEncyclopedias and reference109
americanprogress.orgNonprofits and think tanks79
pewresearch.orgNonprofits and think tanks65
itep.orgNonprofits and think tanks63
fbi.govGovernment56
census.govGovernment43
bea.govGovernment41
forbes.comNews and media39
cbo.govGovernment32
axios.comNews and media31
apnews.comNews and media31
cnn.comNews and media30
treasury.govGovernment30
natesilver.netBlogs and newsletters29
brookings.eduNonprofits and think tanks28
ballotpedia.orgEncyclopedias and reference27
cbp.govGovernment26
What kinds of sources do chatbots use?
Share of each chatbot’s citations by type of publisher.
Which way the sources point
On yes-or-no questions, whether what each citation backs points to yes, to no, or neither.