# How to: Check a citation against the source document

1. Click a numbered citation — **[1]**, **[2]** — in the answer.
2. The source document opens in the main area with the passage highlighted.
3. Read the passage yourself and judge whether it actually says what the
   answer claims.

The **Citations** tab of **Show sources and retrieval** (the columns icon at
the top right of the chat) lists every passage the answer was shown.

See [Search & citations](https://exaflux.io/docs/axon/search-and-citations) for why this is the
fastest way to trust — or catch — an answer.