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AI Search Has a Citation Problem
Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia Journalism Review · 2 connected claims
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https://www.cjr.org/tow_center/we-compared-eight-ai-search-engines-theyre-all-bad-at-citing-news.php
Claims connected to this source
- MWITA-AD-2026-037The Tow Center tested 1,600 article-identification queries across eight generative search tools in 2025.Evidence A
- MWITA-AD-2026-038The Tow Center audit found fabricated links, citations to syndicated or copied articles, and incorrect or speculative responses when tools could not identify the requested news article.Evidence A
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