Reddit user catches Gemini confidently inventing fake actor info and defending it
sreenithi_ · reddit · 2026-10-21
A Reddit user asked Gemini about the actor playing "junior Vijay Sethupathi" in the Tamil film Baththa and got a wall of fabricated details — an invented role description, plot, and an October 2026 release date — with the model justifying its fake info when questioned. A textbook hallucination meltdown moment.
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