A misquotation is one of the easiest mistakes to make, and one of the most damaging. Quote Check compares every quotation in your draft against the full text of the source you cited.
What the labels mean
- Found in source: the wording matches. You're good.
- Partially found: part of the quote matched (common with "…" elided quotes); check the rest.
- Not found in source: the wording isn't in the source's text. Worth a closer look.
- No full text to check: Folio has only the citation or abstract for this source, so there's nothing to compare against. An abstract never counts as a match.
- No citation: a quotation with no nearby citation, so Folio can't tell which source to check.
See it in context
For a matched quote, Folio shows the surrounding passage from the source, so you can confirm it reads the way you intended.
Investigate a flagged quote
If a quote is flagged not found, click Open in reader. Folio opens the source PDF and searches it for your quotation. Often the words are actually there and the source's extracted text was simply messy, and now you can confirm it with your own eyes. If it genuinely isn't there, fix the wording or the citation.