How to catch AI fakes before quoting them
The Qwoted Guide to Spotting AI
We’re living in a time when even the most savvy media professionals are doing double-takes at their emails. AI-generated commentary and fake credentials are flooding inboxes, making it harder for journalists to source with confidence.
We created this guide to help you verify sources quickly so you can focus on your story and stay on deadline.
So, how good are the fakes getting?
You tell us…
We made this profile in under 10 minutes. LinkedIn profiles with polished bios and professional headshots can look convincing. With AI, a background and a few quotes can be generated in less time than it takes to read an email.
What often gives away these fake profiles is found in the smaller details. Sometimes it’s a degree that isn’t offered by the school they claim to have attended. Othertimes, it’s a position at a company that doesn’t actually exist.
That’s why it’s important to slow down and double-check their info before you decide to quote them.
What's Inside The Free Guide to Spotting AI Fakes
You’ll get practical, actionable guidance designed to be immediately useful.
- A real example of an AI-generated expert profile
See how convincing fakes have become—and what gives them away. - Expert profile red flags
Small inconsistencies that often reveal fabricated experience or credentials. - Brand and company verification tips
How to spot fake companies, shell brands, and SEO-only websites. - Tools journalists can use today
Reverse image search, domain lookups, SEO signals, and AI-detection tools. - A 5-step checklist for verifying sources
A simple system to double-check a source before you quote them.
Protecting your reporting and your reputation
As AI makes misinformation easier to produce, journalists are under more pressure than ever to verify who they quote.
This guide helps you:
- Uphold professional verification standards
- Avoid publishing AI-generated misinformation
- Maintain credibility with editors, readers, and sources
Qwoted’s Got Your Back
We know journalists work under tight deadlines, and there isn’t always time to verify every detail.
Qwoted’s network was built to give you the support you need to find credible sources fast, so you can focus on reporting.
Here are a few things we do to help you verify sources:
- Source profiles with work history, prior affiliations, and past quotes to help you see an expert’s credibility.
- Location info to help you catch inconsistencies.
- Pangram, our built-in AI checker, flags possible AI-generated responses.
- A “flag” button to notify our support team of suspicious sources.
At the end of the day, we want you to have confidence in the experts you connect with on Qwoted. Our team is here to help with the verification process if you ever feel like something is off.
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