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{"canonicalPath":"/v/if-turnitin-says-a-paragraph-8rmav","receipt":{"challengePrompt":"To overturn this result, bring Turnitin or school policy saying one AI score alone is enough for adverse action.","claim":"If Turnitin says a paragraph is AI-written, the student has to prove they did not cheat.","confidence":"High","createdAt":"2026-06-20T12:29:03.403Z","kicker":"Turnitin scores are review signals, not proof by themselves.","paidAt":"2026-06-20T12:29:03.401Z","reasons":[{"body":"Detector output may help decide what to inspect, but it should not replace a review of drafts, notes, and writing process.","stance":"context","title":"The score can start a review"},{"body":"University guidance has warned that AI detector results are not reliable enough to stand alone in high-stakes discipline.","stance":"weakens","title":"Sole-basis punishment is weak"},{"body":"Version history, drafts, notes, citations, and an explanation of the work answer the accusation better than arguing over one percentage.","stance":"context","title":"Process evidence is stronger"}],"score":24,"shareLine":"FactPage check: TWISTED. A Turnitin AI score can be a signal, but it is not proof of ChatGPT use by itself.","slug":"if-turnitin-says-a-paragraph-8rmav","sources":[{"imageUrl":null,"publisher":"Purdue University","title":"Turnitin adding AI writing detection, but instructors should use it with caution","url":"https://www.purdue.edu/online/turnitin-adding-ai-writing-detection-but-instructors-should-use-it-with-caution/","usedFor":"University guidance on treating Turnitin AI detection as a cautious review aid, not standalone proof."},{"imageUrl":"https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-wpfsx/wp-content/uploads/sites/133/2023/08/turnitin-AI-placeholder.jpeg","publisher":"Vanderbilt University","title":"Guidance on AI Detection","url":"https://www.vanderbilt.edu/brightspace/2023/08/16/guidance-on-ai-detection-and-why-were-disabling-turnitins-ai-detector/","usedFor":"Institutional guidance on high-stakes detector use."},{"imageUrl":null,"publisher":"MIT Sloan Teaching & Learning Technologies","title":"AI Detectors Don't Work","url":"https://mitsloanedtech.mit.edu/ai/teach/ai-detectors-dont-work/","usedFor":"Teaching guidance on false accusation risk."}],"summary":"Turnitin AI scores can flag text for review, but public education guidance warns against treating detector output as the sole basis for punishment or misconduct findings.","vaultCategory":"AI detector","verdict":"MISLEADING"},"type":"factpage.receipt","version":"fp-receipt-v1"}