Google Search surfaces a fake "Gemini 4 Argon" launch tweet as if official
djcows · x · 2026-11-11
Developer djcows found Google Search presenting a fabricated tweet attributed to him announcing "Gemini 4 Argon — our new frontier model" for coding, enterprise knowledge work, and cybersecurity defense. The screenshot shows Google surfacing the fake X post alongside his real 26.5K-follower account — a striking case of AI search trusting and amplifying impersonated launch content, and of "Gemini 4" being used in fake announcements.
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