Confidence Is Not the Same as Truth: What my mother, social media influencers, and AI hallucinations have in common
His confidence was palpable. The comments section was full of “thanks for this info” and “I'm so glad you took the time to research this for us”. It was easy to imagine hundreds of people nodding along, sharing with friends, and accepting this information as fact.
But that was just it. Everything didn't quite add up. A quick web search confirmed it. He was spreading pseudo-science to hundreds of people.
