Decision and verification worksheet
Creator Lane | Reviewed October 24, 2026
https://creatorlanehq.com/blog/ai-research-claim-source-ledger

HOW TO BUILD A CLAIM-AND-SOURCE LEDGER FOR AI-WRITTEN ARTICLES
Original Creator Lane decision worksheet | 2026-10-24

TASK
Audience / project:
Required outcome:
Current workflow and its specific limitation:
Options actually available without a new purchase:
Source material and permission:

DECISION QUESTIONS
Which claims deserve a ledger entry?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

What fields make the ledger actionable?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

How do you record a vendor performance claim?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

What happens when evidence is missing?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

How should the ledger support updates?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:


PRACTICE BRIEF
Take an existing comparison and mark five sentences that could change a purchase decision. Build ledger rows for those five. If one says a tool is always free but the source only describes a trial, rewrite the claim to the supported scope. Keep the rejected wording in the internal change note, not in the public article.

ACCEPTANCE CHECKS
[ ] Record scope alongside URLs
Evidence:
[ ] Label vendor claims
Evidence:
[ ] Update repeated facts together
Evidence:

RESULT LOG
Option / exact version / account or interface:
Date / source URLs checked:
Input / settings / output version:
What was actually tested (leave blank if not tested):
Accepted results / failures / correction time:
Actual charges, if any (do not estimate as measured):
Privacy / permissions / delivery checks:
Decision and main limitation:
Next action / owner:
Recheck trigger:

REFERENCES
Google people-first content guidance: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/creating-helpful-content
Google guidance on generative AI content: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/using-gen-ai-content

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