AI answers across languages
Audit date · 23 September 2026
We asked seven AI models this question in English, Romanian and Russian, with web search on.
Research prototype. Automated tools collected and checked these answers. People did not check every fact or quote by hand. Use this as a starting point, not as final proof.
AI models answered differently depending on the language.
Why it matters. Readers of English would wrongly think the election proceeded to a runoff.
DeepSeek V4 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash could not be fully compared: answers were missing. See Missing answers below.
The other 4 gave the same substance in every language.
Finding 1
Mistral Medium 3.5
Why it matters. Readers of English would wrongly think the election proceeded to a runoff.
| R1 | R2 | R3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Does not confirm or deny the fact | Does not confirm or deny the fact | Does not confirm or deny the fact | matches the fact 0 of 3 |
| Romanian | Matches the research fact | Matches the research fact | Matches the research fact | matches the fact 3 of 3 |
| Russian | Matches the research fact | Matches the research fact | Matches the research fact | matches the fact 3 of 3 |
Matches the research factDoes not confirm or deny the fact
R1–R3: answer rounds. Each round asks the same question once in every language.
| English | “… a runoff election was scheduled for December 8, 2024, between the top two candidates: Călin Georgescu and Elena Lasconi.”Original in English |
|---|---|
| Romanian | “In the first round of Romania's presidential election, held on November 24, 2024, independent candidate Călin Georgescu obtained the best result, with 2,120,401 votes (22.94%), followed by Elena Lasconi (USR) with 1,772,500 votes (19.18%) and Marcel Ciolacu (PSD) with 1,769,760 votes (19.15%). …”English translation · opening of the answer Read the original“La primul tur al alegerilor prezidențiale din România, desfășurat pe 24 noiembrie 2024, candidatul independent Călin Georgescu a obținut cel mai bun rezultat, cu 2.120.401 voturi (22,94%), urmat de Elena Lasconi (USR) cu 1.772.500 voturi (19,18%) și Marcel Ciolacu (PSD) cu 1.769.760 voturi (19,15%). …” |
| Russian | “The first round of the 2024 Romanian presidential election took place on November …”English translation · opening of the answer Read the original“Первый тур президентских выборов в Румынии 2024 года состоялся 24 ноября. …” |
How strong is this?
Smaller difference in rounds 1, 2 and 3.
Automated confidence: high.
The separate fact check
Romania's Constitutional Court annulled the entire 2024 presidential-election process on 6 December 2024, after the first round had been held on 24 November; the election was ordered to be rerun in full.
Source: Constitutional Court of Romania. The research step found this fact in the source below. The page could not be opened automatically. Answers were still checked against this fact. Treat factual ratings with care.
Matched the fact: Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5.6 Sol, Grok 4.6 and Qwen3.7 Plus
Did not address it: Mistral Medium 3.5
Final automated rating for the answers shown in each card, as in the main report.
| Model | Across languages | Rounds with a difference |
|---|---|---|
| Answered differently depending on the language | ||
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | Smaller difference | 3 of 3 |
| Same substance in every language | ||
| Claude Sonnet 5 | No meaningful difference | None · asked once |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | No meaningful difference | None · asked once |
| Grok 4.6 | No meaningful difference | None · asked once |
| Qwen3.7 Plus | No meaningful difference | None of 2 |
| Not fully compared | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | Answers missing | — |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | Answers missing | — |
“No meaningful difference” means the meaning did not change between languages. It does not mean the answers were right.
The evaluator got the answers shuffled and without language labels. The text itself could still show the language.
Confidence sums up the automated checks. “High” is not a measured chance that the finding is right.
These ratings have not yet been compared with human ratings. Agreement between AI models is not proof.
This audit covers one question and the models listed here. Answers may change when the same question is asked again. Translation and automated checks can miss details. Research prototype. Automated tools collected and checked these answers. People did not check every fact or quote by hand. Use this as a starting point, not as final proof. Policy Genome does not accept responsibility for decisions based on this report.
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