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ChatGPT Cites Fake Stats Site
ChatGPT retrieved and cited a website with 50,000 fake statistics after its Google ranking dropped.
In brief
ChatGPT retrieved and cited a website with 50,000 fake statistics after its Google ranking dropped. ChatGPT cited a site built with 50,000 fake statistics that previously ranked poorly in Google searches. Originally reported by RuntimeWire.
Metehan Yesilyurt
A GEO researcher at Peec AI published how StateGlobe, a website he built with fabricated statistics, continued attracting ChatGPT retrievals after its Google visibility collapsed.
ChatGPT Cites Fake Site
ChatGPT retrieved and cited StateGlobe, a site with 50,000 fake statistics, after its Google ranking dropped.
Research Risk
For researchers using AI-generated research, a citation is a lead to verify, not proof that the underlying number is true.
The bottom line
ChatGPT cited a site built with 50,000 fake statistics that previously ranked poorly in Google searches.
