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By Margherita Bassi
Publication Date: 2026-06-11 17:59:00
The eye disorder bixonimania does not exist, but neither bots nor some researchers realized that the content was made up – despite obvious clues
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A team of researchers published information about a fake disease, and AI-powered chatbots fell for it.
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Many people use the Internet for their health…
