[Australian Teen Social Media Ban Report Suspected of Containing AI Hallucination Citations, Author Admits to Using ChatGPT] Deep Tide TechFlow News, August 17: According to *The Guardian*, the core report supporting Australia's teen social media ban has been accused of containing multiple AI hallucination errors. The report, commissioned by the UK-based organization Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS), cost $3.48 million to test age verification technologies. *The Guardian*'s analysis found at least six academic citations in the report to be erroneous, including links to non-existent papers and DOIs pointing to incorrect articles. Initially, ACCS denied using AI but later admitted to rewriting some sections with ChatGPT, while insisting that all citations were manually verified. Relevant Australian government departments have since launched an investigation, with experts warning that false citations could lead to flawed decision-making and undermine public trust in government institutions.