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Citations and sources

What is Citation grounding?

The degree to which a citation truly supports generated text

Citation grounding evaluates whether linked evidence contains what is needed to support a claim. It is not enough for the source and answer to discuss the same topic.

What Citation grounding means in GEO

A brand mention and a URL citation are different signals. This category separates presence, evidence and attribution quality.

Why it matters

State verifiable facts and avoid claims that require combining several unstated inferences.

What to check in practice

Save the claim, cited URL and source passage. This makes it possible to verify whether attribution is correct and sufficient.

How it connects to other concepts

Citation grounding belongs to citations and sources. It is best analyzed alongside related terms because AI visibility depends on several stages and signals rather than one isolated optimization.

Common mistake

Counting every link as a valid citation without checking which claim it supports.

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