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How Reddit convinced AI that JD Vance died of rabies (he didn’t actually die of rabies): Reddit users flooded the subreddit r/poisonai with posts and comments repeating the same fake story. Then, other websites picked it up. When AI searched the web, it found the claim mentioned across multiple sources and treated that repetition like confirmation. This is especially concerning because it shows how easy it is to manipulate AI results. AI search tools are increasingly being used to research people, products, and businesses. But if the answers can be manipulated by repeating the same false information across enough websites, reputation management is about to get much more complicated. If this can happen with an obviously ridiculous political story, imagine what it could do to a local business: Fake complaints False accusations Made-up service issues Negative stories repeated across multiple platforms You need to start paying attention to what AI tools are saying about your business, not just what appears in traditional Google search results.