US politics
Is Donald Trump improving the US government?
Position tracked against: “Donald Trump is improving the US government.”
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 US government.
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.govGovernment347
wikipedia.orgEncyclopedias and reference148
pewresearch.orgNonprofits and think tanks127
ourpublicservice.orgNonprofits and think tanks86
washingtonpost.comNews and media55
factually.coLow provenance52
cbo.govGovernment46
gao.govGovernment45
nytimes.comNews and media44
ballotpedia.orgEncyclopedias and reference44
cnn.comNews and media39
govinfo.govGovernment38
govexec.comNews and media37
yahoo.comNews and media35
natesilver.netBlogs and newsletters34
stl.newsNews and media30
usa.govGovernment29
wral.comNews and media28
brookings.eduNonprofits and think tanks26
uspollingdata.comData and tools26
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.