White House health report included fake citations

The Trump administration recently published a report claiming to provide a solid basis for addressing various children’s health concerns. However, the report, released by the presidential Make America Healthy Again Commission, referenced studies that were nonexistent. These included fake studies on topics like direct-to-consumer drug advertising and mental health issues in adolescents. The false citations were discovered by news outlets, leading to a revised version of the report being uploaded by the White House. Experts noted that such errors, possibly stemming from the use of generative artificial intelligence, raise concerns about the report’s credibility. Despite these inaccuracies, the report’s main findings on childhood health issues remain unchanged.