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title: Weigh Stale Citations by How Often Your Draft Relies on Them — Free
description: An old source used once in a literature review is a footnote; the same source carrying four argumentative claims is a risk. Weigh each citation’s years past your recency rule by how often the draft leans on it.
category: learning
last_verified: 2026-09-29
freshness: green
published: 2026-09-29
canonical_url: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/articles/citation-age-exposure-check.html
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reading_time_minutes: 4
tags: learning, citationage, local-first, planning, no-account
---

# Weigh Stale Citations by How Often Your Draft Relies on Them — Free

An old source used once in a literature review is a footnote; the same source carrying four argumentative claims is a risk. Weigh each citation’s years past your recency rule by how often the draft leans on it.

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## Who it's for

Anyone seeking practical 100% free AI workflows — no paid API keys, credit cards, or subscriptions

## What's free

- one complete source recency docket run in the app
- three samples plus unlimited article-demo runs
- unwatermarked result text and an explicit, user-triggered state link

## Optional paid add-on

**$4 one-time.**

- print the source recency docket with its row workings
- CSV of stale citation years and row explanations
- last five readings saved in this browser profile

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- Last verification: 2026-09-29 (green)

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- Interactive guide: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/articles/citation-age-exposure-check.html
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