Heh. www.theverge.com/news/676945/... I would actually say the thing where they cite a source that doesn't back up their argument was going strong well before AI. In fact, it seems to be standard academic practice. However, citing completely invented sources may be a new thing.

RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Health...

RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report seems riddled with AI slop

An investigation found dozens of errors in the report, including broken links, wrong issue numbers, missing or incorrect authors, and studies that don’t exist.

^{Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)}