By skyforbes 
Because an AI that sounds smart but makes things up is only useful if you know how to keep it in check
ChatGPT is a brilliant liar. It can hand you a sentence that sounds like gospel truth while being completely made-up.
If you’re using ChatGPT to help you write, research, or keep your sanity intact while staring at a blank page, you need to know how to keep those hallucinations from slipping into your work. Otherwise, you’ll end up publishing nonsense dressed in eloquence.
The good news? It’s not rocket science. After years of working with AI on everything from SEO reports to reviews, I’ve learned a few simple ways to minimize hallucinations.
In this piece, I’ll share five practical tips you can use right away. So keep reading — unless, of course, you enjoy being confidently misled.
1. Always Cross-Check with a Source
ChatGPT isn’t a closed encyclopedia; it’s a language generator. That means it can stitch together something that soundsperfectly accurate but has no anchor in reality.
When it gives you a specific fact or statistic, don’t take it at face value — double-check it on Google Scholar…