AI Hallucinated Citations Are a 110,000-Publication Problem—And a Hidden M&A Due Diligence Gap
Nature recently uncovered a crisis: 110,000+ academic papers contain AI-hallucinated citations. For M&A deal teams, this is more than a publishing glitch—it’s a massive due diligence gap. If your target’s CIM relies on fabricated research to prove TAM or efficacy, your evidentiary foundation is compromised. Here is how to audit for “citation contamination.