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How to Avoid Bad Legal Information Online
Ask these questions to make sure you are getting correct, trustworthy legal help online:
- Is the legal info meant for your location? Make sure it's for your city, county, or state. Or else it could be wrong for you.
- Is the info up-to-date? Laws and paperwork change all the time. Check when the info was last updated, to make sure it still applies.
- Is the info from a trustworthy expert? Or is it from someone with limited legal experience? Or could it be a scam?
Be Careful with AI Tools like Chat GPT, Bing, or Gemini
Always double-check any legal information an AI tool gives you. A law librarian or a lawyer can help you double-check. Or you can do your own legal research to verify the info.
AI makes up fake laws, cases, legal aid groups, hotlines, forms, and other legal info. AI tools may seem confident in their answers. But they make many mistakes.