# Local AI news sites may be trying to clickbait Australians

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Podcast: [ABC News Top Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-top-stories-6001594)
Published: 2026-05-21T21:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-top-stories/naus_pinkslimejournalismod_2105/106708610
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## Resource

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.

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