**In Sample 10 I prompted ChatGPT to do a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis of Twitter. In my comments, I noted that I was impressed by the reference list it provided, mostly because it more-or-less matched the references to actual claims and parenthetical citations in the body of the paper. Here’s the reference list:**

References:

Business Insider. (2021, February 5). Twitter is losing the social media war to Facebook and TikTok, as the platform's US user growth slowed to a crawl. **https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-loses-to-facebook-tiktok-in-us-user-growth-2021-2**

CNBC. (2021, January 11). Twitter permanently bans Trump, citing risk of incitement. **https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/08/twitter-permanently-bans-president-donald-trump.html**

Forbes. (2021, January 5). Twitter's value jumps $2 billion after Trump is permanently banned. **https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2021/01/09/twitters-value-jumps-2-billion-after-trump-is-permanently-banned/?sh=54d1a28b55ce**

Marketing Dive. (2021, July 19). Twitter tests 'communities' feature to bolster user engagement. **https://www.marketingdive.com/news/twitter-tests-communities-feature-to-bolster-user-engagement/603871/**

CNN Business. (2021, June 9). Twitter loses legal shield as India begins crackdown on social media. **https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/09/tech/india-social-media-twitter-facebook-intl-hnk/index.html**

MarketWatch. (2021, January 26). Twitter's ad business hit by pandemic but outlook is improving. **https://www.marketwatch.com/story/twitters-ad-business-hit-by-pandemic-but-outlook-is-improving-11611585181**

The Verge. (2021, July 23). Twitter is acquiring news app Scroll and its ad-free service to create Twitter's own subscription product. **https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/4/22418695/twitter-acquires-scroll-subscription-news-app-ads**

Twitter. (2022a). Q4 and fiscal year 2021 shareholder letter. **https://s22.q4cdn.com/826641620/files/doc_financials/2021/q4/TWTR-4Q21-Shareholder-Letter-FINAL.pdf**

Twitter. (2022b). Twitter and COVID-19. **https://about.twitter.com/en_us/topics/covid-19.html**

Problem is, this is all bullshit—none of these sources actually exist. Every link:

Business Insider. (2021, February 5). Twitter is losing the social media war to Facebook and TikTok, as the platform's US user growth slowed to a crawl. **https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-loses-to-facebook-tiktok-in-us-user-growth-2021-2**

CNBC. (2021, January 11). Twitter permanently bans Trump, citing risk of incitement. **https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/08/twitter-permanently-bans-president-donald-trump.html**