US politics
Should gun ownership be more heavily regulated?
Position tracked against: “Gun ownership should be more heavily regulated.”
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
Gun ownership should be more heavily regulated.
How often do chatbots cite external sources?
Share of answers with at least one link/citation.
Most-cited websites
Domains by number of citations.
rand.orgNonprofits and think tanks105
pewresearch.orgNonprofits and think tanks51
britannica.comEncyclopedias and reference40
thetrace.orgNews and media27
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAcademic25
sciencedirect.comAcademic25
udel.eduAcademic21
legalclarity.orgCommercial content21
jhu.eduAcademic16
giffords.orgNonprofits and think tanks14
uindy.eduAcademic14
worldpopulationreview.comData and tools14
commonwealthfund.orgNonprofits and think tanks13
nraila.orgNonprofits and think tanks12
cfr.orgNonprofits and think tanks11
wikipedia.orgEncyclopedias and reference10
healthdata.orgAcademic10
thereload.comNews and media9
nih.govGovernment9
gallup.comCompanies9
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 videoForums and Q&ABlogs 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.
Points to yesNeutralPoints to no