When AI writing gets it wrong
Cases where generated text reached publication with invented citations, what it cost, and the checks that would have caught it.
The lawyer who cited six court cases that did not exist
A New York attorney filed a brief citing six precedents invented by ChatGPT. What happened, why the check that would have caught it takes seconds, and what it cost.
26 August 2026 · 4 min read
Deloitte refunded a government for a report full of invented citations
A A$439,000 report for the Australian government contained fabricated references and a misquoted judgment. How AI hallucinations reached a deliverable that expensive.
26 August 2026 · 4 min read
How to fact-check AI-generated content before you publish
A practical method for catching AI hallucinations in a draft: which claims to check, how to spot a fabricated source, and why "unverifiable" is not the same as "false".
26 August 2026 · 5 min read