US EditionAI assistants make widespread errors about the news, new research shows
A study of 3,000 AI responses across 18 countries found 45% had significant issues, including 31% with serious sourcing errors and 20% with major accuracy problems.
- On October 22, 2025, the European Broadcasting Union and BBC released a study showing 45% of AI answers from ChatGPT, Microsoft's Copilot, Google's Gemini, and Perplexity had significant issues.
- The study enlisted 22 public service media organisations across 18 countries and 14 languages, posing the same 30 news-related questions between late May and early June during publishers' two-week content access window.
- Accuracy failures—including hallucinations and outdated facts—accounted for 20% of errors, while sourcing errors affected 31% of responses and Gemini, Google's AI assistant, had issues in 76% of replies.
- The broadcasters and media organisations behind the study are calling for national governments and AI companies to act, launching the 'Facts In: Facts Out' campaign and the News Integrity in AI Assistants Toolkit.
- Only 7% of online news consumers use AI chatbots for news, rising to 15% among under-25s, and Jean Philip De Tender warned `This research conclusively shows that these failings are not isolated incidents`.
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