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A recent Reddit post on r/artificialintelligence details the alarming speed at which AI-generated falsehoods can spread across the internet. User u/Admirable_Bag8004 reported observing an AI model (ChatGPT5) provide a factually incorrect explanation for an image, which subsequently proliferated online. The user discovered the fabricated information appearing in search engine results and even within a local AI model’s output, underscoring the potential for AI to rapidly disseminate misinformation. This incident highlights the growing need for robust safeguards to prevent the spread of inaccurate information generated by artificial intelligence. The full discussion can be found on Reddit: [https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1oniqha/fast_online_spread_of_ai_hallucinations/]