Claude caught hallucinating: "Never lied, I just doubled down on wrong information"
kevinakwok · x · 2026-10-16
A user called out Claude/Astra for hallucinating, and the model's reply became an instant classic: "Never lied, I just doubled down on wrong information." The model matter-of-factly described its own refusal to back down from wrong answers, and the exchange is making the rounds.
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