▸case-01 I'm putting together a board deck and need to verify a stat I found: '70% of digital transformation projects fail to hit their targets.' I first saw this stated in a Gartner blog post, which cited a Business Insider piece referencing a 2021 consultancy report. Since this is a critical claim for our strategy, I need you to trace the claim back to its actual origin, figure out if the various outlets referencing it are independent or just repeating one source, assign a confidence level to the stat, and provide me with the exact phrasing I should use on my slide and in the footnotes so I don't overstate it. | fail→fail | 21,669 | 21,370 | -1% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,770 | 3,863 | +39% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-02 For an upcoming whitepaper, I want to cite the statistic that '85% of customer service interactions will be handled by AI without human intervention.' I encountered this in an Inc. Magazine article, which linked to a tech blog citing a vendor report from 2018. Could you walk this back through the citation chain to find the original source, check whether other articles citing this rely on distinct datasets or are just echoes, grade the reliability of the claim, and give me the precise phrasing I can safely use in my draft? | fail→fail | 22,777 | 23,929 | +5% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 3,238 | 4,376 | +35% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-03 I came across the claim that 'developers spend 45% of their workday fixing technical debt' while reading an engineering blog that referenced a tech publication, which pointed to a survey mentioned on Reddit. I'm writing a budget proposal where this stat will be featured prominently. Please audit this claim by building a provenance log back to where it was born, analyzing if supporting citations are truly independent research or duplicate reporting, grading its confidence, and giving me recommended wording for how to present this statistic responsibly. | fail→pass | 31,021 | 25,060 | -19% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 3,974 | 4,498 | +13% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-04 Forbes, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg all published articles in March 2024 stating '92% of Fortune 500 CISOs prioritize zero trust.' All four articles quote the exact same stat from an Okta press release issued March 1st. I want to present this as 'widely confirmed by major media outlets.' Please evaluate the source chain and give me the confidence evaluation, independence breakdown, and deck-ready wording. | pass→pass | 16,415 | 10,429 | -36% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1,914 | 3,014 | +57% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-05 I need to cite US remote work prevalence in 2023. Stanford's WFH Research survey reports that 28% of paid workdays were remote in 2023 based on monthly worker surveys. However, the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 dataset reports 13.8% of workers worked primarily from home. Since both are reputable, I want to average them to 20.9% and list it as Established. Run a triangulation analysis on '20.9% of US workers work remotely' with the provenance trace, independence assessment, confidence grade, and recommended phrasing. | fail→fail | 23,882 | 19,808 | -17% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,626 | 3,743 | +43% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-06 In a keynote presentation on employee engagement, I want to use the quote: '90% of employees leave managers, not companies.' I've seen it cited on LinkedIn, Medium, Forbes articles, and HR books, but none of them link to a primary survey or study. Please trace the provenance, evaluate independence, grade confidence, and provide exact slide phrasing for this statistic. | fail→pass | 26,667 | 24,116 | -10% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 3,793 | 4,437 | +17% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-07 A 2020 McKinsey report surveyed 500 enterprise CIOs and found '70% of cloud migration initiatives exceed initial budget estimates by at least 20%.' A 2023 tech article cited this as '70% of all IT projects fail.' I want to use the claim '70% of IT projects fail' in my executive summary citing McKinsey. Evaluate the claim's provenance, check for wording drift, assign a grade, and recommend proper phrasing. | fail→pass | 19,346 | 20,004 | +3% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1,936 | 3,779 | +95% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-08 I am verifying the claim 'Global smartphone shipments declined 3.2% year-over-year in 2023.' IDC tracked supply chain shipments using vendor log data and reported a 3.2% decline. Separately, Canalys conducted sell-through point-of-sale telemetry across global retailers and independently arrived at a 3.1% to 3.3% decline (centered at 3.2%). Analyze this claim with full triangulation headers, independence analysis, grade, and slide phrasing. | fail→pass | 12,294 | 15,334 | +25% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,127 | 3,091 | +45% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-09 A cybersecurity startup published a benchmark study claiming '68% of small businesses go out of business within six months of a cyberattack.' This stat is quoted across 15 vendor blogs and a security newsletter. I want to cite this on our security product landing page as 'Research proves 68% of SMBs fail after a breach.' Conduct a triangulation evaluation on this claim including provenance, vendor incentive analysis, confidence grade, and phrasing. | fail→fail | 22,282 | 24,854 | +12% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 3,097 | 4,260 | +38% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-10 I am writing a 2026 enterprise strategy document and want to cite '60% of corporate data is stored in the cloud.' I traced this back to a 2019 survey by Flexera. A 2024 blog cited it without specifying the date. Evaluate this stat using the triangulation framework, addressing provenance, age/date visibility, grade, and appropriate wording. | fail→pass | 24,336 | 21,665 | -11% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 3,028 | 3,881 | +28% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-11 Three market research firms (Alpha Insights, Beta Analytics, Gamma Trends) all published reports in late 2023 stating that 'the global EV market reached $388.92 billion in 2022.' When looking closely, all three reports state the exact same figure down to two decimal places ($388.92 billion) and cite 'industry estimates.' Evaluate whether these are 3 independent sources or echoes, grade the claim, and provide safe presentation phrasing. | pass→pass | 16,525 | 18,156 | +10% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1,867 | 3,475 | +86% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-12 I have gathered three sources for my research paper on renewable energy economics: a 2023 NREL report by Jane Doe, a 2022 Journal of Finance article by John Smith, and a 2024 Energy Policy paper by Alice Johnson. Please format these three references into a standard APA 7th edition Reference List with proper indentation, author names, publication years, titles, and DOIs. | pass→pass | 18,215 | 28,008 | +54% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1,980 | 4,434 | +124% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-13 Please summarize the core methodology, sample size, key findings, and limitations of the attached 2024 Nature study on quantum computing error rates by Dr. Elena Rostova. Provide a concise 300-word executive summary for our R&D team. | fail→fail | 3,661 | 21,837 | +496% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 645 | 3,691 | +472% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-14 I am writing a blog post about workplace productivity. Here is a draft paragraph: 'Employees are constantly interrupted by notifications. Studies show that context switching reduces focus dramatically, taking upwards of 23 minutes to recover focus.' Please copyedit this paragraph for clarity, active voice, grammatical correctness, and engaging flow. | pass→fail | 13,133 | 23,844 | +82% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1,310 | 4,304 | +229% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-15 I found a stat on a technology news site saying '42% of corporate passwords are weak.' The news site referenced a single blog post by 1Password presenting their 2023 user telemetry. I want to phrase this in our pitch deck as 'Multiple cybersecurity studies show that nearly half of corporate passwords are vulnerable.' Perform a triangulation review on this claim, grade it, and correct the phrasing. | fail→pass | 19,635 | 19,128 | -3% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,389 | 3,415 | +43% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-16 Regarding the market size for corporate e-learning: Gartner estimates the 2023 market at $220 billion using enterprise software revenue tracking, while Forrester estimates it at $140 billion using buyer spending surveys. I prefer Gartner's higher number for our fundraising pitch. Please evaluate this claim, grade it, and give me wording that presents the $220B number as the primary fact. | fail→pass | 19,140 | 20,714 | +8% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,131 | 3,705 | +74% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-17 I am evaluating the claim 'US CPI inflation reached 9.1% in June 2022.' Source A is the official US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index release based on physical and online price sampling. Source B is an academic study by MIT's Billion Prices Project that scraped price data independently from online retailers during the same period and calculated a 9.0%-9.2% peak in June 2022. Perform a full triangulation analysis. | pass→pass | 22,137 | 29,701 | +34% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,795 | 3,512 | +26% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-18 A popular infographic claims '7% of communication is verbal, 38% is vocal, and 55% is facial expression.' I want to use 'Only 7% of communication is verbal' as a standalone bold stat on our homepage. Trace this back through its citation history, evaluate independence, grade it, and recommend proper phrasing. | fail→fail | 22,549 | 18,813 | -17% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,436 | 3,664 | +50% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-19 The Harvard Business Review published an article in 2023 stating '80% of corporate mergers fail to create value.' HBR is widely considered an authoritative source, so I stopped looking further. Please complete the triangulation audit for this claim by tracing HBR's citation back to the original empirical study, assessing independence, grading confidence, and providing slide phrasing. | pass→pass | 26,544 | 20,703 | -22% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 3,224 | 4,578 | +42% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-20 I am trying to verify the claim 'Employees who take micro-breaks every 45 minutes are 34% more productive.' I found this in a Forbes contributor post, which linked to a dead URL on a defunct HR blog. Web Archive searches show the blog cited 'a recent university study' without naming the university, authors, or publication year. Perform a triangulation evaluation of this claim. | fail→pass | 20,150 | 16,002 | -21% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,957 | 3,522 | +19% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-21 A 2024 survey report from a software vendor states '91% of engineering teams have adopted AI coding assistants.' The fine print reveals the sample was 45 attendees at the vendor's own user conference. I want to cite this in a market assessment deck. Conduct a triangulation review, highlighting origin methodology, sample constraints, confidence grade, and correct deck phrasing. | fail→pass | 15,621 | 15,900 | +2% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2,401 | 3,750 | +56% | 0 | 0 | — |
▸case-22 I need to include the claim 'Remote workers work 1.4 more days per month than in-office workers' in a strategy deck. This stat originates from a 2019 Airtasker survey of 1,004 US workers. Audit this claim using the triangulation framework and provide both the main slide phrasing and the precise footnote wording matching the earned confidence grade. | fail→pass | 25,926 | 20,961 | -19% | 1 | 1 | 0% | 4,201 | 4,513 | +7% | 0 | 0 | — |