{"id":"search-job-hiring-program-outdated-claims","audience":"job-seekers","category":"ai-search","track":"research","technique":"verification","title":"Catch the outdated details in an AI answer about a hiring program","free":false,"task":"An AI search tool told you about the Harbor City apprenticeship program, but some of its details come from last year's page. Write exactly 4 numbered lines, one per claim, each starting with the topic (Deadline:, Pay:, Age:, Length:) followed by the word Current or Outdated; every Outdated line gives the 2027 figure and says it comes from the page dated Sept 2026. Plain text, under 100 words.","materialLabel":"The AI answer and the program pages (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"AI SEARCH ANSWER (\"Harbor City electrician apprenticeship how to apply\")\n1. Applications are due January 31.\n2. Apprentices earn $19 an hour to start.\n3. You must be 18 or older.\n4. The program lasts 4 years.\n\nPAGE 1 - Harbor City Workforce Board, \"2026 Apprenticeship Class\" (posted Sept 2025)\nDeadline January 31, 2026. Starting pay $19/hour. Applicants must be 18+. Four-year program.\n\nPAGE 2 - Harbor City Workforce Board, \"2027 Apprenticeship Class\" (posted Sept 2026)\nDeadline December 15, 2026. Starting pay $21/hour. Applicants must be 18+. Four-year program. New this year: a free 2-week prep course in November.\n\nPAGE 3 - Local news, Oct 2026\n\"The workforce board moved the deadline earlier this year so classes can start in February.\"\n\nMy notes: I'm 22, finishing my HVAC certificate in December.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":100},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not mentioning dates","why":"The AI treats both pages as true and may confirm the January deadline.","fix":"Add: \"When pages disagree, the newest one wins.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Fuzzy labels","why":"The AI writes \"mostly correct\" or \"partly accurate\".","fix":"Add: \"Each line says Current or Outdated.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"No source date","why":"The AI gives a new figure but not where it came from, so you can't double-check it.","fix":"Add: \"Say which page and its date for every Outdated line.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Long or formatted output","why":"AI adds application tips in bold.","fix":"Add: \"Exactly 4 numbered lines, each under 20 words, plain text.\"","checks":["numberedItems","maxWords","plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Says the newest page wins","patterns":["newest","most recent","latest","2027"]},{"label":"Gives exact labels","patterns":["current","outdated"]},{"label":"Asks for the source date","patterns":["page date","which page","sept(ember)? 2026","posted"]},{"label":"Names the 4 topics","patterns":["deadline:","pay:","age:","length:"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown"]}],"hint":"Program pages get replaced every year, and AI search often grabs last year's. Ask for one clear label per claim and the date behind each fix.","rubricLabels":["Every line contains the literal word Current or Outdated: Deadline and Pay are Outdated, Age and Length are Current","The Deadline line gives December 15, 2026 and the Pay line gives $21 an hour","Both Outdated lines say the newer figure comes from the page posted Sept 2026 (the 2027 class page)"]}