In a recent article about the strained U.S. relationships with other countries, Time Magazine included a made-up quote from Canadian satire site The Beaverton — seemingly as fact.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20251128195533/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/beaverton-dupes-time-hoekstra-9.6996328
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My guess for how: they used an AI content generation or research system, which picked up the Beaverton “quote” during search and had no ability to discern satire from reality.