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BumRushDaShow

(160,177 posts)
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 04:04 PM Sep 6

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 “journalists”—who 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 “didn’t meet Business Insider’s 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.
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Top News Site Deletes Dozens of Articles After AI Scam Probe (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Sep 6 OP
I learned this today.... ShepKat Sep 6 #1
It works. I've been using it for about a month. GentryDixon Sep 6 #3
Or throw in a curse word underpants Sep 6 #4
Need that for Youtube, guessing thousands of clicks on the ... and don't recommend channel Brainfodder Sep 6 #5
what is that meant to do please? mahina Sep 6 #6
Looks like that would exclude any "AI" responses when searching on the desired search terms. BumRushDaShow Sep 6 #7
Now I've learned it today too BlueSpot Sep 6 #9
I never trusted that site. I hope I never posted anything here from it. underpants Sep 6 #2
They had been legit with business news BumRushDaShow Sep 6 #8
Click Bait Roy Rolling Sep 7 #12
That appeared to be their only way BumRushDaShow Sep 7 #13
Reminds me of a modern day Stephen glass fujiyamasan Sep 7 #10
And it all started with "spell check" Layzeebeaver Sep 7 #11

ShepKat

(498 posts)
1. I learned this today....
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 04:23 PM
Sep 6

Always remember to type "-ai" at the end of all your Google searches.
Can't wait to try it

BumRushDaShow

(160,177 posts)
7. Looks like that would exclude any "AI" responses when searching on the desired search terms.
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 06:24 PM
Sep 6

underpants

(192,985 posts)
2. I never trusted that site. I hope I never posted anything here from it.
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 04:31 PM
Sep 6

It seemed too convenient some times. I noticed and looked into it a found the title was just trying to establish credibility. It didn’t have any actual business, finance, or economic stories let alone analysis. It was a news aggregator.

I’m really glad I don’t see posts here from politicsusa . com much anymore. I’d read headlines on posts and took a guess if it was from there and was usually right.

BumRushDaShow

(160,177 posts)
8. They had been legit with business news
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 06:30 PM
Sep 6

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)
12. Click Bait
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 05:52 AM
Sep 7

The target was business readers, but “Business Insider” is not a reliable source of information without further research.

BumRushDaShow

(160,177 posts)
13. That appeared to be their only way
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 07:32 AM
Sep 7

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)
10. Reminds me of a modern day Stephen glass
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 01:43 AM
Sep 7

Check out the movie “shattered glass” if you haven’t seen it.

I think we’ll see more of this. All journalists will be under increasing pressure to produce, leading to shortcuts like this. He’ll, this is showing up more in the legal profession too where lawyers are using fake cases in their briefs.

Layzeebeaver

(2,036 posts)
11. And it all started with "spell check"
Sun Sep 7, 2025, 04:47 AM
Sep 7

And we just boiled the frog…

Suddenly we jump out and it’s 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.

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