Sports Illustrated (The Arena Group)

Sports Illustrated product reviews published under fabricated author profiles (e.g. "Drew Ortiz") — removed November 2023

Withdrawn · 27 November 2023

SectorMedia

CountryUnited States

Document typeProduct-review articles

ConsequenceWithdrawn

What was fabricated

Author identities: bylines and biographies for writers with no verifiable existence, with profile photos that were on sale on an AI-generated headshot marketplace. The publisher denied the article text itself was AI-generated.

What happened as a result

The Arena Group removed the AdVon-supplied content while an internal investigation continued and ended its partnership with AdVon, per its statement of 27 November 2023.

Sources

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