Where Borrowed Numbers Lose Their Source

Name: Where Borrowed Numbers Lose Their Source
Creator: LiquiChart
Published: 2026-06-05T05:52:21.084Z

Of 3,299 borrowed claims, only 173 reach a primary source.

Of 3,299 borrowed claims, 1,006 carry an external link (30%) and 801 of the links still resolve when re-checked through a real browser. Only 173 reach a primary source: 17.2% of the 1,006 linked claims, and 5.2% of all 3,299 borrowed. Counts, not percentages of the base. Source: The State of Content Decay 2026, LiquiChart corpus study.