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CATCH #2184 DETECTED OCT 20, 2026 14:22 UTC
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EXHIBIT 2184
Oct 20, 2026 14:22 UTC hacker news https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50165801
An HN post gaining velocity discusses how publishing fake stats can lead to them being cited by LLMs, highlighting potential data quality issues.

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interesting read on hn: it seems publishing fake stats might get them cited by llms. definitely a data quality concern.

saw a post about how llms are picking up even 'fake' stats from the web. makes you think about data provenance and ai training.

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HN story climbing fast:
title: Publish fake stats, get cited in LLMs
points: 47 in 1.3h = 37 pts/hr
link: https://peec.ai/blog/publish-stats-get-cited-the-tactic-that-put-my-data-all-over-the-web
discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50165801

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