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Incident 114526 Report
MyPillow Defense Lawyers in Coomer v. Lindell Reportedly Sanctioned for Filing Court Document Allegedly Containing AI-Generated Legal Citations

2025-02-25

In February 2025, lawyers Christopher I. Kachouroff and Jennifer T. DeMaster, representing Mike Lindell, reportedly used generative AI to draft a court brief that contained nearly 30 defective or fabricated citations. The error-filled filing violated federal court rules requiring factual and legal accuracy. The judge fined both lawyers $3,000 each, citing either the improper use of AI or gross carelessness as the cause of the misleading legal content.

Incident 114123 Report
Purported AI Voice Cloning Used to Impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio

2025-06-15

Sometime in mid-June 2025, an unknown actor reportedly used AI voice-cloning and text generation to impersonate U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The impostor allegedly contacted at least five high-level officials, including three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor, and a member of Congress, via Signal and text messages. The actions reportedly aimed to manipulate targets into sharing sensitive information or account access.

Incident 112813 Report
Philippine Officials Reportedly Share Veo 3-Generated Video to Support Vice President Sara Duterte During Impeachment

2025-06-15

Philippine Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa and Davao City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte reportedly shared an AI-generated video made with Google's Veo 3, depicting fake students opposing Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment. The clip was reportedly styled as a street interview and went viral with millions of views. Reportedly, dela Rosa faced backlash for spreading disinformation but defended the video's message, allegedly ignoring its fabrication.

Incident 11384 Report
South African Legal Team Reportedly Relied on Unverified ChatGPT Case Law in Johannesburg Body Corporate Defamation Matter

2023-03-01

In a defamation case at the Johannesburg Regional Court, Rodrigues Blignaut Attorneys, representing plaintiff Michelle Parker, reportedly relied on purportedly non-existent legal judgments generated by ChatGPT to help argue their case. Magistrate Arvin Chaitram reportedly found the case names and citations were fictitious, causing a two-month delay. The court issued a punitive costs order and rebuked the plaintiff's legal team for uncritically accepting AI-generated research.

Epistemic integrity

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 114526 ReportMyPillow Defense Lawyers in Coomer v. Lindell Reportedly Sanctioned for Filing Court Document Allegedly Containing AI-Generated Legal Citations

Incident 114123 ReportPurported AI Voice Cloning Used to Impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Incident 112813 ReportPhilippine Officials Reportedly Share Veo 3-Generated Video to Support Vice President Sara Duterte During Impeachment

Incident 11384 ReportSouth African Legal Team Reportedly Relied on Unverified ChatGPT Case Law in Johannesburg Body Corporate Defamation Matter

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