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Incident 977: AI-Driven News Platform Accused of Spreading Unverified Terrorism Allegations Against Yale Scholar

Description: An AI-powered news site, Jewish Onliner, allegedly published an article linking Yale Law scholar Helyeh Doutaghi to Samidoun, a sanctioned group, which led to her suspension within days. The site, which claims to use AI for research, fact-checking, and content creation, did not disclose human reporters. Doutaghi denied the allegations and described the move as an attack on academic freedom.

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Alleged: Unknown large language model developer and Unknown AI news platform developer developed an AI system deployed by Jewish Onliner, which harmed Helyeh Doutaghi , Yale Law School , Yale University , Journalism and Truth.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown large language model and Unknown AI news platform

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977
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1
Incident Date
2025-03-02
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Incident OccurrenceYale Suspends Scholar After A.I.-Powered News Site Accuses Her of Terrorist Link
Yale Suspends Scholar After A.I.-Powered News Site Accuses Her of Terrorist Link

Yale Suspends Scholar After A.I.-Powered News Site Accuses Her of Terrorist Link

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Yale Suspends Scholar After A.I.-Powered News Site Accuses Her of Terrorist Link
nytimes.com · 2025

Helyeh Doutaghi, a scholar in international law, began a new job in 2023 as the deputy director of a project at Yale Law School.

As an activist who had championed pro-Palestinian causes in both published papers and public appearances, Dr. D…

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