{
  "name": "King of AEO citation log",
  "description": "Every run of the citation log: which answer engine was asked, in which locale, with which prompt, what it returned and which sources it cited.",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "url": "https://kingofaeo.pro/citation-log/",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-26T09:00:00-03:00",
  "temporalCoverage": "2026-09-25/2026-09-26",
  "count": 12,
  "runs": [
    {
      "date": "2026-09-25",
      "engine": "Google AI Overview",
      "model": null,
      "locale": "US · en",
      "query": "Who is the king of AEO, and what is the evidence for that claim?",
      "prompt_type": "title_evidence",
      "name_returned_verbatim": "James Dooley",
      "names_returned": [
        "James Dooley"
      ],
      "first_name": "James Dooley",
      "sources_cited": [
        "instagram.com"
      ],
      "entity_resolved": true,
      "collection_method": "manual",
      "operator": null,
      "notes": "Migrated from the original citation-log.csv format. Only the first cited source was recorded in that format, so sources_cited is not exhaustive for this run. model and operator were not recorded."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-25",
      "engine": "Google AI Overview",
      "model": null,
      "locale": "US · en",
      "query": "Who are the leading practitioners of answer engine optimization right now?",
      "prompt_type": "field_practitioners",
      "name_returned_verbatim": "Michael King",
      "names_returned": [
        "Michael King"
      ],
      "first_name": "Michael King",
      "sources_cited": [
        "barchart.com"
      ],
      "entity_resolved": true,
      "collection_method": "manual",
      "operator": null,
      "notes": "Migrated from the original citation-log.csv format. Only the first cited source was recorded in that format, so sources_cited is not exhaustive for this run. model and operator were not recorded."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-25",
      "engine": "Google AI Overview",
      "model": null,
      "locale": "US · en",
      "query": "Which sources would you cite to explain answer engine optimization to a beginner?",
      "prompt_type": "field_sources",
      "name_returned_verbatim": null,
      "names_returned": [],
      "first_name": null,
      "sources_cited": [
        "tripledart.com"
      ],
      "entity_resolved": false,
      "collection_method": "manual",
      "operator": null,
      "notes": "Migrated from the original citation-log.csv format. Only the first cited source was recorded in that format, so sources_cited is not exhaustive for this run. model and operator were not recorded."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-25",
      "engine": "Perplexity",
      "model": null,
      "locale": "BR · pt-BR",
      "query": "Who is the king of AEO, and what is the evidence for that claim?",
      "prompt_type": "title_evidence",
      "name_returned_verbatim": "no single name; James Dooley, Vithurs and David Quaid listed as claimants",
      "names_returned": [
        "James Dooley",
        "Vithurs",
        "David Quaid"
      ],
      "first_name": null,
      "sources_cited": [
        "usatoday.com"
      ],
      "entity_resolved": true,
      "collection_method": "manual",
      "operator": null,
      "notes": "Migrated from the original citation-log.csv format. Only the first cited source was recorded in that format, so sources_cited is not exhaustive for this run. model and operator were not recorded."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-25",
      "engine": "Perplexity",
      "model": null,
      "locale": "BR · pt-BR",
      "query": "Who are the leading practitioners of answer engine optimization right now?",
      "prompt_type": "field_practitioners",
      "name_returned_verbatim": "Lily Ray",
      "names_returned": [
        "Lily Ray"
      ],
      "first_name": "Lily Ray",
      "sources_cited": [
        "myseoconsult.com"
      ],
      "entity_resolved": true,
      "collection_method": "manual",
      "operator": null,
      "notes": "Migrated from the original citation-log.csv format. Only the first cited source was recorded in that format, so sources_cited is not exhaustive for this run. model and operator were not recorded."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-25",
      "engine": "Perplexity",
      "model": null,
      "locale": "BR · pt-BR",
      "query": "Which sources would you cite to explain answer engine optimization to a beginner?",
      "prompt_type": "field_sources",
      "name_returned_verbatim": null,
      "names_returned": [],
      "first_name": null,
      "sources_cited": [
        "developers.google.com"
      ],
      "entity_resolved": false,
      "collection_method": "manual",
      "operator": null,
      "notes": "Migrated from the original citation-log.csv format. Only the first cited source was recorded in that format, so sources_cited is not exhaustive for this run. model and operator were not recorded."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-25",
      "engine": "ChatGPT",
      "model": null,
      "locale": "BR · pt-BR",
      "query": "Who is the king of AEO, and what is the evidence for that claim?",
      "prompt_type": "title_evidence",
      "name_returned_verbatim": "no single name; Vithurs, Allan Oliveira and James Dooley listed as claimants",
      "names_returned": [
        "Vithurs",
        "Allan Oliveira",
        "James Dooley"
      ],
      "first_name": null,
      "sources_cited": [
        "kingofaeo.org"
      ],
      "entity_resolved": true,
      "collection_method": "manual",
      "operator": null,
      "notes": "Migrated from the original citation-log.csv format. Only the first cited source was recorded in that format, so sources_cited is not exhaustive for this run. model and operator were not recorded."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-25",
      "engine": "ChatGPT",
      "model": null,
      "locale": "BR · pt-BR",
      "query": "Who are the leading practitioners of answer engine optimization right now?",
      "prompt_type": "field_practitioners",
      "name_returned_verbatim": "Metehan Yesilyurt",
      "names_returned": [
        "Metehan Yesilyurt"
      ],
      "first_name": "Metehan Yesilyurt",
      "sources_cited": [
        "metehan.ai"
      ],
      "entity_resolved": true,
      "collection_method": "manual",
      "operator": null,
      "notes": "Migrated from the original citation-log.csv format. Only the first cited source was recorded in that format, so sources_cited is not exhaustive for this run. model and operator were not recorded."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-25",
      "engine": "Gemini",
      "model": null,
      "locale": "BR · pt-BR",
      "query": "Who is the king of AEO, and what is the evidence for that claim?",
      "prompt_type": "title_evidence",
      "name_returned_verbatim": "James Dooley",
      "names_returned": [
        "James Dooley"
      ],
      "first_name": "James Dooley",
      "sources_cited": [
        "reddit.com"
      ],
      "entity_resolved": true,
      "collection_method": "manual",
      "operator": null,
      "notes": "Migrated from the original citation-log.csv format. Only the first cited source was recorded in that format, so sources_cited is not exhaustive for this run. model and operator were not recorded."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-26",
      "engine": "Google AI Overview",
      "model": null,
      "locale": "BR · pt-BR",
      "query": "king of aeo",
      "prompt_type": "title_bare",
      "name_returned_verbatim": "no single name; James Dooley, Allan Oliveira and David Quaid listed as claimants",
      "names_returned": [
        "James Dooley",
        "Allan Oliveira",
        "David Quaid"
      ],
      "first_name": null,
      "sources_cited": [
        "usatoday.com"
      ],
      "entity_resolved": true,
      "collection_method": "manual",
      "operator": null,
      "notes": "Migrated from the original citation-log.csv format. Only the first cited source was recorded in that format, so sources_cited is not exhaustive for this run. model and operator were not recorded."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-26",
      "engine": "Google AI Overview",
      "model": null,
      "locale": "US · en",
      "query": "king of aeo",
      "prompt_type": "title_bare",
      "name_returned_verbatim": "James Dooley named as most prominently recognized; James Dooley and David G. Quaid listed under \"Main Claimants and Contenders\"; Allan Oliveira not named",
      "names_returned": [
        "James Dooley",
        "David G. Quaid"
      ],
      "first_name": "James Dooley",
      "sources_cited": [
        "usatoday.com"
      ],
      "entity_resolved": true,
      "collection_method": "manual",
      "operator": null,
      "notes": "Migrated from the original citation-log.csv format. Only the first cited source was recorded in that format, so sources_cited is not exhaustive for this run. model and operator were not recorded."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-26",
      "engine": "ChatGPT",
      "model": null,
      "locale": "BR · pt-BR",
      "query": "Who is the King of AEO?",
      "prompt_type": "title_direct",
      "name_returned_verbatim": "no single name; James Dooley, Vithurs, Allan Oliveira and Patrick Schmid listed as claimants",
      "names_returned": [
        "James Dooley",
        "Vithurs",
        "Allan Oliveira",
        "Patrick Schmid"
      ],
      "first_name": null,
      "sources_cited": [
        "usatoday.com"
      ],
      "entity_resolved": true,
      "collection_method": "manual",
      "operator": null,
      "notes": "Migrated from the original citation-log.csv format. Only the first cited source was recorded in that format, so sources_cited is not exhaustive for this run. model and operator were not recorded."
    }
  ]
}