fictitious
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She did concede, however, that the fictitious citations “‘may have’ come from her use of AI tools,” Buchanan noted.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
The operation, allegedly orchestrated by Beijing's state security ministry, targeted dozens of employees at the military alliance or EU organisations through fictitious accounts, the source said, confirming reports in French and Belgian media.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
The seemingly limitless proliferation of cases in which lawyers have been caught letting fictitious AI-generated legal citations contaminate their briefs continues to amaze.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Using a fictitious group gives Iran plausible deniability while amplifying confusion, said Julian Lanchès of the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Flannery would take me away from here and deposit me into her fictitious world crawling with self-righteous saints and larger-than-life misfits.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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