A focused research exercise
For a query relevant to your market, separate ads, links and any Flash summary. Find the summary’s claims in opened pages; record sources shared with a second service.
Search engine
Qwant
French privacy-oriented search engine with web search and AI-assisted answers.
Service publisher : Qwant
What the documentation explains
The terms distinguish results, partner content and Réponse Flash, based on a model and result pages. The summary and organic links are therefore separate objects of inspection.
Qwant · Conditions d’utilisation
Documentation consultation :
Readable reference
This consultation covers public documentation, not a service trial with an account. Features, modes and access conditions evolve; check those displayed when you conduct your research.
The decisive check
Test searches in target markets and check the origin of AI-assisted answers.
Observe and distinguish the results
- Write the exact query and record language, region, filters, date and settings affecting results.
- Separate organic links, ads, maps and summaries. Open the final URL and identify its author, date and supporting data.
- Compare another discovery route, then return to the primary document. Absence from one query does not necessarily mean absence from the index.
What to retain
- Exact query or prompt; date, time and time zone.
- Service, mode, model or bot if indicated; language, region and settings.
- Final source URL; title, author, date and relevant passage.
- Claim checked; supporting evidence, contradiction or lack of evidence.
- Accessible scope and files; conditions needed to repeat the observation.
Method questions
Are two agreeing services two pieces of evidence?
Not when they trace back to the same document or reuse the same data. Count independent issuers and evidence, and retain the provenance chain.
Does a citation validate a fact?
The inspected passage must support the precise claim with the correct object, date and scope. A related page or topic mention is insufficient.
How can platforms be compared fairly?
Use the same question, recorded settings and several dated observations. Assess discovery, accuracy, provenance and usefulness separately; one example cannot rank a service.