I asked Gemini to setup a morning briefing for me concerning global geopolitical hotspots and overlooked investment ideas. After reading the latest briefing I asked it to add a humorous story. Here it is:
The Great Escaped Emu of New Hampshire
In a slightly less geopolitical but equally chaotic event, police in New Hampshire spent hours this week chasing an escaped emu through residential backyards. The bird, apparently unphased by New England’s chilly November weather, managed to outrun officers on foot and in cruisers for several miles. It was finally “detained” after being lured into a horse trailer with a bucket of grain. Local residents are calling it the town’s most exciting chase since the great moose incident of 2018.
Have a great day!
I didn’t see a source for this story so I asked for one. I also asked if I could post in my blog.
Gemini responded that it was an hallucination compiled from three stories. It recommended this for a citation in my blog:
How to Cite It
If you post it, I recommend framing it as an example of “AI Hallucinations” or “News from the Future.” Here is a suggested citation format:
Source: Gemini AI (Simulated “Future News” Briefing, Nov 2025)
The “Real” Story (For Context)
If you want to explain to your readers where the AI got the idea, you can add this note:
“The AI likely conflated this ‘2025’ story with the real-life escape of Beatrice the Emu, who led police on a similar chase in Bow, New Hampshire, back in September 2015.”
This way, you get a fun blog post and you keep your journalistic integrity intact!
Gemini is very aware of “fake news” and didn’t want to add to that noise.