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‘Scary’: how misinformation and AIhallucinations are infiltrating Australia’s parliament

Exclusive : Guardian analysis reveals that dozens of policy submissions from across the political spectrum incorrectly summarise real research and invent or wrongly cite sources

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Nick Evershed, Ariel Bogle, Mike Hohnen and Josh Nicholas31 Aug 2026, 03:00 pmUpdated 1d ago1 min readTechGlobal
‘Scary’: how misinformation and AI hallucinations are infiltrating Australia’s parliament

Global — Nick Evershed, Ariel Bogle, Mike Hohnen and Josh Nicholas

Exclusive : Guardian analysis reveals that dozens of policy submissions from across the political spectrum incorrectly summarise real research and invent or wrongly cite sources

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Australia’s government inquiry process is supposed to help parliament make better decisions, hearing from experts and constituents alike. But Guardian Australia can reveal that the system is being flooded with AI-generated material, which is inventing studies and attributing nonexistent research to real academics and authors.

In some cases, committee reports have cited submissions in which the majority of sources appear to be AI-generated “hallucinations”, when large language models (LLMs) invent content that looks real but doesn’t actually exist.

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Source: The Guardian · Nick Evershed, Ariel Bogle, Mike Hohnen and Josh Nicholas. Published 31 Aug 2026, 03:00 pm.

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