How to check a claim you heard in an audio show
A convincing voice is a reason to listen. An original source is how you check a claim.
An explanation can sound convincing before you know where its claims came from. When a number, quotation, or conclusion matters, the useful next step is to find its source.
You do not need to investigate every sentence to enjoy a show. Choose the claim you might repeat, use in your work, or act on. That is the place to slow down.
Find the record behind the claim
Use any available episode notes or source links to open the original document. Check the date, the surrounding text, and who made the claim. A company predicting a result is different from a report that the result happened.
If you cannot find a source, treat the claim as unconfirmed. The narrator's confidence does not fill the gap. The summary-checking guide has a more detailed way to separate facts, quotations, and interpretation.
A transcript can help you locate the words
If a transcript is available, use it to find the passage rather than trying to reconstruct a sentence from memory. Check the audio too when pronunciation, a missing word, or a number changes the meaning.
A transcript is another presentation of the recording. It is not independent evidence that the underlying claim is correct. The original source still matters.
Check what kind of audio you are hearing
A factual explanation, a discussion, and a fictional story have different jobs. Look for the description of the episode and how its voice was made. AI involvement should be clear; a synthetic voice does not imply a human narrator checked every sentence.
For a health, legal, financial, or safety decision, use the relevant professional or authoritative source. A general audio explanation is not a substitute for that advice.
When something needs correcting
Keep the episode link, timestamp, and original source when you report a problem. Explain the difference you found. “At 04:12, the episode says 2023; the original report says 2024” is something a publisher can check.
If you see a correction, read what changed before sharing an older copy. A file someone downloaded earlier may still contain the mistake. Quietly changing a description does not change the words in that file.
For a Lissin episode, contact support with the link, timestamp, and evidence. You can ask for a clearer explanation as well as report an error. When making a new show, tell Lissin which sources you want it to use and which distinctions matter to your question.