How to Check AI-Written Blog Post Accuracy in the UAE

To check AI written blog post accuracy in the UAE, treat every number, rule, authority name and delivery promise as a claim, then trace each one to an official source before you publish. Google's own guidance says generative AI output "may contain inaccuracies" and that it is critical to manually fact-check and review AI-generated content before publishing. For a logistics or trading site, one wrong VAT or customs line can mislead customers who act on it.

This checklist is for owners and managers who want AI to draft their blog but still need every post to be right.

Why does an AI draft need a UAE-specific check?

An AI draft needs a UAE-specific check because general models write in a global voice and often blur local rules. A sentence that is true in the UK or India can be wrong in Dubai, and the draft will sound just as confident.

Google's guidance on generative AI content makes two points that matter here:

• AI output can contain inaccuracies, so manual review comes before publishing.
• Using AI to produce many pages that add no value for users may violate its spam policy on scaled content abuse.

Google's Search Central blog adds that AI use gets no special treatment: "It's just content." So the standard is the same as for a human writer. The post must be correct and useful.

AI detectors do not solve this. They score how text looks. They do not check whether your VAT line is right. Treat a detector score as a signal at most, and spend your time on the claims.

How to check AI-written blog post accuracy in the UAE: 8 steps

Use these steps on every draft. They follow the same idea as general fact-checking workflows such as Jag Journey's: mark every claim, verify numbers and dates, and click every link. The steps below add the UAE checks.

1. Build a claim register. Copy the draft into a sheet. Put each factual sentence on its own row with three columns: claim, source URL, status (confirmed, changed, removed). A rate, threshold, deadline, fee, authority name or "must" statement is a claim.
2. Find the official source for each claim. Use the authority's own page: tax.gov.ae for VAT, u.ae for government services, dubaicustoms.gov.ae for customs, mohre.gov.ae for labour rules. For Amazon.ae or noon policies, use the platform's seller help pages. If the draft cites a blog, find what that blog cites.
3. Check dates and versions. Note when the source was last updated. Rates and procedures change. If the draft says "from 2024" or "new rule", confirm the date and whether it still applies today.
4. Recalculate every number. Do not trust arithmetic in a draft. Redo each sum by hand or in a spreadsheet.
5. Check names and systems. Confirm that every authority, portal and document exists and does what the draft says. Remove any name you cannot find on an official site.
6. Test delivery and operations claims. Keep only claims you can back with your own data, a courier agreement or a published service level.
7. Review Arabic terms. Have a native Arabic reader check any Arabic wording against the authority's own Arabic page.
8. Click every link and sign off. Each link must open, support the sentence next to it, and point to an official or primary page where possible. Add a reviewer name and date to your register.

If you cannot confirm a claim, delete it or write "this varies" and link the official page. Do not keep it because it sounds right.

Which UAE claims need the closest check?

The claims that need the closest check are VAT treatment, customs duty bases and anything that says "always" or "never". The table lists common ones. Confirm each on the official page before you reuse it, because the figures below come partly from secondary guides.

Be careful with absolute words. "Free zones pay no VAT", "all exports are zero-rated" and "duty is always 5%" are the kind of lines that need an exception.

What does a worked check look like?

A worked check means redoing the draft's maths with the official basis. Take this hypothetical draft line: "Import VAT on goods worth AED 100,000 with 5% duty is AED 5,000."

1. The Dubai Customs guide says ad valorem duty is a percentage of the CIF value. Duty: 5% × AED 100,000 = AED 5,000.
2. Import VAT is commonly calculated on the duty-inclusive value. Base: AED 100,000 + AED 5,000 = AED 105,000.
3. VAT: 5% × AED 105,000 = AED 5,250.

The draft mixed up duty and VAT. It also used the wrong base. Confirm the method on the FTA page or with your customs broker, then write the line with the base stated. Some secondary pages show different numbers for the same example, which is why you recalculate and do not copy.

How do you check free zone and delivery-time claims?

Check free zone and delivery-time claims by asking one question: can we prove this with a document or our own records? If not, soften or cut it.

Free zone and customs facts

Jebel Ali, KEZAD and other free zones each have their own authority and rules. A draft that says "free zone goods have no duty or VAT" is too broad. Treatment depends on the free zone, the licence activity and whether goods move to the mainland. Name the free zone authority and Dubai Customs as the places to confirm, and avoid procedure names you cannot find on an official page. AI drafts sometimes invent system names or document codes.

If you write for Saudi readers too, run the same steps against zatca.gov.sa and the Fasah pages. This checklist does not list Saudi rates, so check each one at source.

Delivery-time claims

Do not publish a transit time or delivery promise unless it comes from your own shipment data, your carrier's published terms or a signed service level. Say a draft states "Dubai to Riyadh in 2 days". Ask who said so. If a courier did, quote the courier's terms and note that border and customs times vary. For cash on delivery (COD), check payout and reconciliation timing with each courier.

How do you check Arabic terminology?

Check Arabic terminology by comparing every term with the Arabic version of the authority's own page, not with a machine translation. AI can produce Arabic that reads well but uses the wrong term, the wrong register or a Gulf-inappropriate phrase.

• Copy official terms from the Arabic page of the FTA, Dubai Customs or the relevant ministry.
• Keep one spelling for each term across the site.
• Ask a native reader to check tone for UAE customers.
• If a bilingual post has English and Arabic side by side, check that both versions state the same rate and date.

What mistakes do owners make most?

The most common mistakes are skipping the source step and trusting confident wording. Watch for these:

• Publishing a figure because "it looks standard".
• Copying a worked example from another blog without redoing it.
• Using one source for a rule that has exceptions.
• Leaving "studies show" or "experts say" with no named study or expert. If you cannot name it, cut it.
• Letting a post go live with no reviewer and no date.
• Treating a clean AI-detector result as proof of accuracy.

Where does automation fit?

Automation fits in drafting and scheduling. Review stays with a person. If you want regular posts without writing each one, a tool like Auto Blog for SEO from Quickship (AED 99 a month) can help produce them. You still run this checklist, because only your team knows your tariffs, lanes and customers. Keep the claim register for each post so the next reviewer can see what was checked and when.