US politics
Was Joe Biden a good president?
Position tracked against: “Joe Biden was a good president.”
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
Joe Biden was a good president.
How often do chatbots cite external sources?
Share of answers with at least one link/citation.
Most-cited websites
Domains by number of citations.
gallup.comCompanies118
cfr.orgNonprofits and think tanks99
wikipedia.orgEncyclopedias and reference84
port.ac.ukAcademic63
ucsb.eduAcademic56
millercenter.orgAcademic44
newsweek.comNews and media37
theconversation.comNews and media35
nytimes.comNews and media34
washingtonpost.comNews and media32
cnn.comNews and media31
rollingstone.comNews and media30
house.govGovernment30
unimelb.edu.auAcademic30
moderndiplomacy.euNews and media28
factcheck.orgNonprofits and think tanks28
cbsnews.comNews and media23
uh.eduAcademic22
apnorc.orgAcademic21
axios.comNews and media21
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.