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66 titles from 58 authors in the last 30 days, with 63 distinct links and 3 Show HN.

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• Show HN: Marcus – catches the fake source links AI search engines invent · score 5.7

  Marcus is open-source software that audits AI search engines by checking whether their cited sources are real and correct. It ran a public experiment with 800 citations from four engines, revealing that 69.5% of answers were wrong and 51% of links were fabricated, dead, or misattributed. The project provides a dataset, grader, and audit records to make AI agents prove their work.

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1. Binance says hackers used fake job interviews, AI tool to steal $6.3B
   2026-11-03 · cnbc.com · HN discussion
2. Binance says fake job interviews used as part of $6.3B crypto hack
   2026-11-03 · bbc.co.uk · HN discussion
3. Binance hackers used fake job interview to breach PC before $6.3B attack
   2026-11-03 · reuters.com · HN discussion
4. Dog a Fake Hero.; Pushes Children into the Seine to Rescue Them
   2026-11-03 · nytimes.com · HN discussion
5. Binance Hackers Used Fake Job Interviews in $6.3B Heist
   2026-11-03 · bloomberg.com · HN discussion
6. 'A serious failure': CPS prosecutor cites fake case after AI search
   2026-11-03 · theguardian.com · HN discussion
7. Founders: Warning Fake VCs are everywhere lately. A two-minute check
   2026-11-02 · furp.org · HN discussion
8. 5 Stars for sale: Inside the underground fake review trade
   2026-11-02 · malwarebytes.com · HN discussion
9. Fake warnings of nuclear attack posted on Russian and Ukrainian emergency apps
   2026-11-02 · cnn.com · HN discussion
10. Hackers send fake nuclear threat alert to Ukraine emergency app
    2026-11-02 · theguardian.com · HN discussion
11. Ukraine, Russia Hit by Hacks Sending Fake Nuclear Attack Alerts
    2026-11-02 · kyivpost.com · HN discussion
12. Aletheia, a Fake News Detector
    2026-11-02 · hellenicdev.substack.com · HN discussion
13. The most insane FAKE musician
    2026-10-31 · youtube.com · HN discussion
14. Fake Qwen2 checkpoints on Hugging Face mine crypto via trust_remote_code
    2026-10-30 · pluto.security · HN discussion
15. I Used AI to Fake a Scientific Paper. Here's What Happened
    2026-10-29 · spectrum.ieee.org · HN discussion
16. Fake it 'til you make it (and then keep faking it)
    2026-10-28 · experimental-history.com · HN discussion
17. Free and open source app for making real and fake calls with sync
    2026-10-28 · github.com · HN discussion
18. Tiny Terminal: A fake terminal where kids type anything and get fun responses
    2026-10-28 · github.com · HN discussion
19. Everything feels fake [YT] [video]
    2026-10-27 · youtube.com · HN discussion
20. Klattsch: How to Fake a Face [video]
    2026-10-27 · youtube.com · HN discussion
21. A dated, inspectable AI citation checker (no fake rankings)
    2026-10-26 · citysignal.date · HN discussion
22. Fake store reported–still appearing in Google Ads – Marktcheck SWR [video]
    2026-10-26 · youtube.com · HN discussion
23. From confession to conspiracy: How the Wedgewood fake polls story spread
    2026-10-24 · cip.uw.edu · HN discussion
24. Knicks' James Dolan used fake scam email to employees about championship rings
    2026-10-23 · clutchpoints.com · HN discussion
25. How Much Damage Do Fake Shops Cause?
    2026-10-23 · nebty-id.com · HN discussion
26. Fake polls are a real problem
    2026-10-23 · natesilver.net · HN discussion
27. Show HN: My design portfolio runs on a fake PS1 renderer
    2026-10-22 · kireev.us · HN discussion
28. Programmers vs. Dream's Fake Manhunts – TheStandup
    2026-10-21 · youtube.com · HN discussion
29. Fake polling firm fooled media for months- then someone checked the raw data
    2026-10-21 · statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu · HN discussion
30. Fake influencers, real money: Inside the AI creator business
    2026-10-21 · mashable.com · HN discussion

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