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AI-generated article hallucinates Christmas Day murder in small New Jersey town [1]

['Rob Beschizza']

Date: 2024-01-03

Police in Bridgeton, New Jersey, report that NewsBreak published an "entirely false" article about a Christmas Day murder in the town—the latest example of AI-generated fake news going live.

This "article" is circulating social media and was brought to BPD's attention. It is entirely false. Nothing even similar to this story occurred on or around Christmas, or even in recent memory for the area they described. The article does not have an author and states at the bottom, "This post includes content assisted by AI tools. This content was assisted by AI and may contain errors. Please verify critical information with trusted sources." It seems this "news" outlet's AI writes fiction they have no problem publishing to readers.

The article's been deleted and is not present at archive.org or archive.today, but had the headline "Christmas Day Tragedy Strikes Bridgeton, New Jersey Amid Rising Gun Violence in Small Towns."

NewsBreak isn't responding to inquiries, reports Futurism's Noor Al-Sibai.

Looking forward to election year!

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