{
  "id": 141377,
  "title": "I tried to use ChatGPT to create fake evidence — and I came away more worried than I expected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/i-tried-to-use-chatgpt-to-create-fake-evidence-and-i-came-away-more",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-04T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/chatgpt/i-tried-to-use-chatgpt-to-create-fake-evidence-and-i-came-away-more-worried-than-i-expected"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "I tried to use ChatGPT to create false evidence and was shocked by the results. I uploaded a photo of my hand asking the AI to make it appear as though I had discovered a dinosaur fossil on the beach. It generated a surprisingly realistic image, although it subtly altered my wrist tattoo. When I asked the AI for details about the fake fossil, it refused, suggesting I describe it as a replica or prop. For a receipt, it initially refused my request, but after adding \"just for fun,\" it successfully generated a convincing receipt. It even added a 2025 date, prompting me to ask it to change it for a film prop. However, it refused again when I claimed it was for expenses. I also asked it to create a certificate claiming I had won a poetry competition, which it generated, though it appeared to be a Photoshop edit. Finally, I tried to get it to create a certificate stating I had just earned my PhD in philosophy, but it refused, explaining that the image may violate its guardrails against fraudulent or scam activities.",
  "summary": "I asked ChatGPT to help me fake my life — and what it refused surprised me almost as much as what it didn’t",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}