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Youssofal says Claude can give incorrect answers with confidence instead of researching, and often fails to fetch websites. The user says the problem has been especially bad with Opus 5.5.
Why it mattersThat is one person’s experience, not evidence that the model has a general reliability problem. Still, it points to a practical frustration for anyone relying on Claude for research: a polished answer is no guarantee it checked the source.
Discuss: When an AI assistant sounds certain but fails to check sources, should it default to browsing or make its uncertainty clearer?
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