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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
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OK, that’s pretty crazy to think that someone thought this was real, but maybe the rest of the Beaverton article made it sound like something that should be taken seriously?
Come on, really?
Really, no one realized this is satire?
Seriously?
How?
HOW???
AI, that’s how.
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.