# Report supporting Australia’s teen social media ban appears to contain AI hallucinations, Senate hears > Source: > Published: 2026-08-17 02:58:05+00:00 # Report supporting Australia’s teen social media ban appears to contain AI hallucinations, Senate hears By Josh Taylor and Nick EvershedSource: [The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)**Exclusive:** Guardian analysis finds one section of report includes links to academic articles that do not exist, but authors deny the references were made up by AI Get our [breaking news email](https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl),[free app](https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3)or[daily news podcast](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl) The authors of a report testing the technology underpinning Australia’s social media ban have conceded [ChatGPT](/compare/chatgpt-vs-claude) was used in editing, but denied a number of citation errors in the report were due to AI hallucinations. The $3.48m [age assurance technology trial](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/31/age-assurance-technology-trial-report-australia-under-16-social-media-ban-some-errors-inevitable), run by the UK-based Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) last year, tested various types of technology that could be used by social media platforms as part of Australia’s under-16 social media ban. [Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/17/australia-social-media-ban-report-ai-hallucinations-ntwnfb) Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.