When "Web Search Cuts Hallucinations by 73-86%" Fails the Data Test: A Case Study of Reasoning Models and Retrieval-Augmented Systems

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How a controlled evaluation exposed conflicting claims about web search and hallucination reduction Vendors routinely claim that adding web search to a language model “reduces hallucination by 73-86%