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Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 16 days ago

'Made-up quote' in Canadian satire site The Beaverton fools Time Magazine

www.cbc.ca

'Made-up quote' in Canadian satire site The Beaverton fools Time Magazine

www.cbc.ca

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Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 16 days ago

In a recent article about the strained U.S. relationships with other countries, Time Magazine included a made-up quote from Canadian satire site The Beaverton — seemingly as fact.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20251128195533/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/beaverton-dupes-time-hoekstra-9.6996328

Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

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My guess for how: they used an AI content generation or research system, which picked up the Beaverton “quote” during search and had no ability to discern satire from reality.

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