AI & Enterprise
Fake statistics from 50,000 pages lead ChatGPT to access false site tens of thousands of times
AI-generated fake statistics were used in ChatGPT’s information retrieval and were cited in academic papers and financial institution reports, an experiment showed. AI search researcher Metehan Yesilyurt built an experimental website, StateGlobe, and generated about 50,000 statistics pages with GPT-4.1. Server logs showed more than 600,000 bot requests in 30 days, including about 72,000 from ChatGPT-User. He warned of “citation laundering” if false data is repeatedly cited.
