Senior European Journalist Suspended Over AI-Generated Quotes Found in Published Articles

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Belgian media group Mediahuis suspended a senior journalist after AI-fabricated quotes — plausible-sounding but entirely invented — were discovered in published articles. This appears to be the first suspension of a senior (non-freelance) journalist specifically for AI quote hallucination, not plagiarism. 88 HN points with 75 comments, with community debate focused on what editorial verification workflows need to look like when AI is part of the drafting process.