AI in journalism: Live tracker of scandals and mistakes
AI technology is increasingly being used in journalism, but it has led to several notable scandals and mistakes. Recent incidents include a misattributed quote in The New York Times and a fake author in the Mississippi Free Press. These examples highlight the importance of monitoring AI-generated content to maintain journalistic integrity.
- ▪The New York Times published an AI-generated summary as a quote from Canadian opposition leader Pierre Poilievre, which was later corrected.
- ▪The Mississippi Free Press discovered that an opinion column was written by AI under a false author name.
- ▪There have been multiple cases of AI-generated content mistakes in major news outlets over the past year.
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Publishers Digital Journalism May 11, 2026 AI in journalism: Live tracker of scandals and mistakes Round-up of the main cases where AI use in journalism has gone wrong. By Charlotte Tobitt Four stories cited in Press Gazette round-up of AI going wrong in news publications AI is being widely used in journalism and can lead to reputation-killing scandals and mistakes if not monitored closely. Here Press Gazette rounds up some of the main examples of where AI has gone wrong. Most recently, The New York Times published a quote attributed to Canadian opposition leader Pierre Poilievre that was an AI-generated summary of his views, using words he had not said. The Mississippi Free Press admitted to being the latest news outlet caught out by publishing an AI column written by a fake author.
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