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  "id": 6757136,
  "title": "ChatGPT invented fake police testimony in murder appeal, New Mexico high court says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/chatgpt-invented-fake-police-testimony-in-murder-appeal-new-mexico-6757136",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-11T12:08:41.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/chatgpt-invented-fake-police-testimony-in-murder-appeal-new-mexico-high-court-says-6378846"
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  "account": "In a recent ruling, the New Mexico Supreme Court has fined defense lawyer Stephen Aarons $5,000 and held him in contempt for submitting a brief that included fabricated police testimony and witnesses created by OpenAI's ChatGPT. The court deemed Aarons' submission of false information, along with a lack of remorse and concern for his client, to be unacceptable. The attorney claimed he utilized ChatGPT to condense trial proceedings and was unaware of the potential for AI to generate inaccurate facts. The high court has emphasized the recurring issue of lawyers relying on AI-generated content without sufficient verification, citing numerous similar cases where lawyers have been sanctioned for submitting court documents that included AI-made-up case citations or misquoted laws. Aarons' case is still pending, and it is currently being reviewed by a New Mexico public defender.",
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        "title": "Mumbai man used ChatGPT to fake PMO ID ‘to boost social standing’, police tell court",
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        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "ChatGPT invented fake police testimony in murder appeal, New Mexico high court says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/chatgpt-invented-fake-police-testimony-in-murder-appeal-new-mexico-6779001",
        "published": "2026-09-11T17:09:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "ChatGPT invented fake police testimony in murder appeal, New Mexico high court says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/chatgpt-invented-fake-police-testimony-in-murder-appeal-new-mexico-6794473",
        "published": "2026-09-11T20:35:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US lawyer cites fake witnesses in murder case, blames ChatGPT",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/us-lawyer-cites-fake-witnesses-in-murder-case-blames-chatgpt",
        "published": "2026-09-11T20:42:05.000Z"
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  "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."
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