Hallucinated Summary
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This entry is a placeholder. I am currently cataloguing both the fake citations that are shown in real cases and the citation graph of real AI hallucination cases. The canonical write-up is still in progress and is currently incomplete, with stub articles generated from the data in the Interactive Map of AI Hallucination Sanctions Cases. Please don't treat it as final or authoritative yet.
Definition
Why it matters
Worked examples
Cases with examples of this failure mode
- Novitzky v. TransUnion (C.D. Cal., 2024) — 1 instance
- In the Interest of R.A. (Iowa (State Court), 2025) — 1 instance
- Garner v. Kadince (Utah Court of Appeals, 2025) — 1 instance
- Vermont Supreme Court divorce appeal (AI quote) (Vermont Supreme Court, 2025) — 1 instance