AI-generated fake quotes in articles: Journalist exposes freelance writer
Turns out, some recent online articles haven't just been written by people—they've also been quoting people who never actually spoke.
Freelance writer Victoria Goldiee is at the center of this, after editor Nicholas Hune-Brown from The Local discovered that stories published under her name in outlets like The Guardian and Dwell contained fabricated quotes and signs of AI-generated writing.
Designers like Young Huh were surprised to see their names attached to words they never said.
Why does it matter?
It's not just one person—editors have spotted a pattern where writers use AI to create fake content and even plagiarize real work, pitching the same story to multiple outlets.
All this shows how easy it's become for misinformation to slip into legit news sites—and why it's getting harder for everyone (especially young readers) to know what's real online.