Episode

Local AI news sites may be trying to clickbait Australians

Podcast: ABC News Top Stories
Published: May 21, 2026
Duration seconds: 150
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Summary

Experts say a series of AI-generated online news outlets posing as local mastheads could be the first recorded example of "pink slime" journalism in Australia.