AnalysisAI ModelsOctober 29, 2026

Only 40% of AI-cited statistics trace back to a study

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Trakkr asked ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Google AI Overviews 200 number-seeking questions, then traced 1,285 cited statistics; fewer than half reached a real study. One example: all five assistants gave the same "44% of salespeople give up after one follow-up" figure, which dead-ends at a freelance writer's sample article.

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