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121 AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse

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David Gilbert @ Wired · 06/10/2025 16:33 EDT

AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse

Amid fast-moving events in Los Angeles, users are turning to chatbots like Grok and ChatGPT to find out what's real and what's not—and getting inaccurate information.

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