By Akash Pandey
Publication Date: 2026-11-13 08:26:00
The study found that all three AI engines often cited risky sites.
These were fake websites impersonating real retailers or selling counterfeit goods.
They also included old brand domains that have been re-registered by someone else, and inactive sites that could be purchased and reused by others.
6,795 responses were analyzed in total, with Gemini linking to a risky site in 4% of answers while ChatGPT did so in 8%. Perplexity performed the worst with a staggering 15%.
