# Review TradeClaw sources and evidence boundaries

TradeClaw makes research more reviewable, but the user must still verify important sources, dates, definitions, scope, and unsupported conclusions.

## Who this is for

Use this guide before relying on TradeClaw research for buyer selection, market entry, customer communication, or another commercial decision.

## Review the answer before the links

First confirm that the result answers the decision you asked about. Identify factual claims, comparisons, recommendations, inferences, and explicit unknowns. A confident sentence is not automatically a sourced fact.

## Open and check important sources

Open the links attached to important fields, tables, or statements. For each source, check:

1. The publisher and whether it is the original or authoritative source.
2. Publication or update date.
3. Correct company, market, product, and geography.
4. Units, currencies, definitions, and time periods.
5. The surrounding context and whether it directly supports the claim.

Search snippets, copied summaries, and old pages can omit qualifications that change the meaning.

## Separate fact, inference, and unknowns

Ask a follow-up when the boundary is unclear: “List each key conclusion with its supporting source, mark inference separately, and identify unsupported or conflicting points.”

Do not silently fill missing company identity, purchase intent, financial data, contact information, or legal status. Keep unknowns visible until a reliable source supports them.

## Use the result within its limits

TradeClaw research is not final legal, compliance, financial, medical, or contractual advice. Recheck time-sensitive information and use the responsible professional or primary authority for high-impact decisions.

## FAQ

### Does a source link prove every sentence in an answer?

No. Check which exact claim the source supports and whether the answer also contains analysis, inference, or information from another source.

### What should I check when opening a source?

Check the publisher, publication date, original context, geography, company identity, units, definitions, and whether the source directly supports the claim.

### What should I do when sources conflict?

Keep the disagreement visible, compare dates and definitions, prefer authoritative primary evidence, and avoid a firm conclusion until the conflict is resolved.

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Last updated: 2026-08-27

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