Lesson 6.2 — The 2-source check

AI for Dummies · Module 6: When AI gets it wrong · About 15 min · Phone or computer

Goal: check important facts quickly.

What you'll learn

• Use the 2-source check

Step 1 · The check

For anything important, confirm with two trusted sources:

1. Ask the AI: "Where did that come from? Give me links."
2. Open the link and see if it really says that.
3. Check one more trusted source: a government site (.gov.au), your bank's official site, or a well-known organisation.

Step 2 · Trusted places

• Health: healthdirect.gov.au
• Money: moneysmart.gov.au
• Scams: scamwatch.gov.au

Try it now

Ask AI a health or money question, then check the answer on healthdirect or moneysmart.

• Done it

Safety note

✅ Done when

• Tried the exercise
• Got the quiz right (below)

Sources (checked Oct 2026)

• moneysmart.gov.au

Quick quiz