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Why every report lists sources

Clad links primary sources so you can check the work — for papers, group chats, and your own BS detector.

Reports aim for several citations, favoring primary documents (bills, data, transcripts, studies) over pure re-reporting.

If you’re writing for class: open the sources, quote them, and cite them — Clad is a map to the evidence, not a substitute for it.

If a grade feels wrong, free accounts can flag it. Corrections are public.

Practice on the morning quiz. Free account unlocks grades on every report — create one. Campus hub: Clad for students.

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