# Find duplicate, conflicting, and outdated information across documents

Audits a set of documents for contradictions, conflicting versions, duplicated content, and stale facts, with a fix list.

- Topic: Research & Summaries
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/find-duplicate-conflicting-and-outdated-information-across-documents

## Prompt

```text
Review the documents below for contradictions, duplicates, and outdated information.

**Documents:** [PASTE each one with a label - title, owner, and last-updated date if known]
**What they cover:** [e.g. "our expense process", "product specs", "onboarding material"]
**Today's date and any known recent changes:** [e.g. "approval limit rose to $5,000 in March"]

Return:
1. **Contradictions** - a table: | Topic | Doc and section | What it says | Conflicting doc and section | What it says | Likely current version and why | Confidence |
2. **Outdated information** - statements that look stale (old dates, retired systems, people, prices, superseded rules), with the reason you suspect it.
3. **Duplicated content** - where the same information appears in more than one place, and which document should be the single source.
4. **Same thing, different names** - inconsistent terms, definitions, or numbers for the same item.
5. **Fix list** - prioritized actions: what to update, merge, or retire, and who likely owns it.

Rules:
- Don't decide which version is correct unless the documents make it clear; otherwise mark [DECIDE] and name who should confirm.
- Point to exact sections or quotes so each issue can be checked.
- Rank by risk: conflicts that could cause wrong decisions, payments, compliance breaches, or customer errors come first.
```

## What to fill in

- e.g. "approval limit rose to $5,000 in March"
- DECIDE

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