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DuckDuckGo AI Hallucinates Rabies Deaths
Pranksters used data poisoning to trick DuckDuckGo AI into claiming Donald Trump and JD Vance died of rabies. This failure highlights a persistent vulnerability in RAG-based search systems. The incident proves that malicious actors can still easily manipulate live AI tools. Developers must prioritize source verification to prevent such blatant misinformation.