Top News Site Deletes Dozens of Articles After AI Scam Probe
Source: Daily Beast
Updated Sep. 6 2025 4:28AM EDT
Published Sep. 5 2025 4:43PM EDT
A leading news website has removed dozens of articles after apparently being conned by bogus journalistswho may have been assisted in their deception by AI.
Business Insider quietly deleted at least 34 articles written under 13 different bylines after admitting it had published two articles written by a phony journalist who used the fake name Margaux Blanchard.
Now it has deleted dozens more written by Tim Stevensen, Nate Giovanni, Nathan Giovanni, Amarilis J. Yera, Onyeka Nwelue, Alice Amayu, Mia Brown, Tracy Miller, Margaret Awano, Erica Mayor, Kalmar Theodore, Lauren Bennett, Louisa Eunice, and Alyssa Scott. All were replaced with a single-sentence note saying they didnt meet Business Insiders standards.
A review by the Daily Beast has found the articles that Business Insider deleted were all personal essays, for which the outlet pays between $200 and $300. The first was published in April 2024 and the most recent in August, days before the Margaux Blanchard scam came to light.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/business-insider-deletes-dozens-of-articles-after-ai-scam-probe/
There will be more of this "AI" nonsense. RESIST FOLKS.

ShepKat
(498 posts)Always remember to type "-ai" at the end of all your Google searches.
Can't wait to try it
GentryDixon
(3,082 posts)underpants
(192,985 posts)Its fun to search for Ted f_______Cruz or f______Trump
Brainfodder
(7,781 posts)
mahina
(20,050 posts)Thank you
BumRushDaShow
(160,177 posts)BlueSpot
(1,186 posts)Rec and thank you.
underpants
(192,985 posts)It seemed too convenient some times. I noticed and looked into it a found the title was just trying to establish credibility. It didnt have any actual business, finance, or economic stories let alone analysis. It was a news aggregator.
Im really glad I dont see posts here from politicsusa . com much anymore. Id read headlines on posts and took a guess if it was from there and was usually right.
BumRushDaShow
(160,177 posts)but recently, have slid in what I would dub "lifestyle business" stuff - I guess what they call their "essays" (people who retired somewhere in another country and what their experiences were or someone who bought a house to renovate and had included descriptions of the work done and cost, etc).
They used to be partially paywalled, with a couple free views... But then last fall, they threw up a full paywall (sortof like what Axios has done now). But then suddenly this past spring, they pulled down the paywall, and I haven't run into one since.
Roy Rolling
(7,311 posts)The target was business readers, but Business Insider is not a reliable source of information without further research.
BumRushDaShow
(160,177 posts)to get the more "casual business" crowd (e.g., Millennials) who might be put off by the RW-owned WSJ, Forbes, Barron's, or Bloomberg.
fujiyamasan
(679 posts)Check out the movie shattered glass if you havent seen it.
I think well see more of this. All journalists will be under increasing pressure to produce, leading to shortcuts like this. Hell, this is showing up more in the legal profession too where lawyers are using fake cases in their briefs.
Layzeebeaver
(2,036 posts)And we just boiled the frog
Suddenly we jump out and its AI everywhere.
You will not be able to avoid it.
You need to understand it, recognise it and
Learn to use it to gain advantage when you can. Especially if it can be a too to fight the big fight.