# Check an AI summary against the original document

Compares an AI summary line by line with the source to catch errors, distortions, missing points, and things the source never said.

- Topic: Working with AI
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/check-an-ai-summary-against-the-original-document

## Prompt

```text
Compare an AI-generated summary or answer against the source material it was based on.

**The source:** [PASTE the original document, transcript, report, contract, or data]
**The AI output:** [PASTE the summary or answer]
**What I'll use the summary for:** [DETAILS]

Check:
1. **Accuracy** - every statement in the AI output is supported by the source. Quote the matching source passage.
2. **Distortion** - meaning changed through emphasis, softening, exaggeration, or missing qualifiers ("may", "in some cases", "subject to").
3. **Additions** - anything in the output that is not in the source at all (possible hallucination).
4. **Omissions** - important points, numbers, risks, exceptions, or decisions in the source that the output left out.
5. **Numbers and names** - figures, dates, percentages, people, and organizations match exactly.

Return:
1. A table: AI statement | Source evidence (quote with location) | Verdict (accurate / distorted / not in source) | Correction.
2. A list of important omissions, ranked by importance.
3. An overall accuracy rating with one sentence of reasoning.
4. A corrected summary that stays strictly within the source.

Use only the source I pasted; do not fill gaps with outside knowledge. If the source is too long to compare fully, say which parts you checked.
```

## What to fill in

- PASTE the summary or answer
- DETAILS

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