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Once a false image takes hold, it is nearly impossible to uproot, and the flood of fabricated content has a corrosive effect: It makes us doubt everything.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

As author and activist Cory Doctorow writes, it makes sense to worry about AI — its false promises, he says, mean society will keep losing or abandoning actual expertise.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

“I won’t make false promises,” he said, buying a £30 sirloin steak.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The YouTuber had knowingly spread the false claims for financial gain, authorities say.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

They received so many false reports of U-boat sightings that they dismissed this one as "dubious."

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple