Grounding + Citations — Force Model to Cite Sources

Prompt template

Answer only using facts in . Cite each fact as [S1], [S2], etc.
If answer not in sources, say 'not in sources'.


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Question: {q}

Verify citations

Post-process: for each [Sn] tag, check quoted claim actually appears in source. Reject or re-prompt on mismatch.

Grounded language

'According to source X…' framing beats free assertion. Reduces confident hallucination.