Digital awareness

AI content verification checklist

Review claims, references and privacy before using generated content.

Prepared by: TAS — Tareq Abushawish
Who is it for?: Individuals and students · Educators and trainers · Organisations
Approximate time: 10 minutes
Version and update: 1.0 · 2026-09-14

A general TAS template, available for educational and professional use and adaptation with attribution and disclosure of changes. It implies no external accreditation.

Completed example

How might you use this tool?

A fictional example for illustration; adapt to context. It does not represent individual data or actual project results.

Claim or output: An AI-generated summary of an education study
Independent source: The original study
What was verified: Title and sample match the source
What is uncertain: The summary adds a generalisation absent from the source
Use and disclosure decision: Remove the claim, review the text and disclose assistance

Review as you work

Before using the toolHave you checked that references exist and support the claim?Have you checked numbers and quotations against the original?Have you avoided entering sensitive personal or institutional information?Have you marked what you could not verify?Has a responsible person reviewed the text and its limits?

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Entry 1

Claim or output—Independent source—What was verified—What is uncertain—Use and disclosure decision—

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