Wired (Condé Nast)
Feature on couples getting married in virtual worlds
Withdrawn · August 2025
SectorMedia
CountryUnited States
Document typeFeature article
ConsequenceWithdrawn
What was fabricated
Quotes from sources who do not appear to exist (e.g. 'Jessica Hu, an ordained officiant in Chicago'), supplied by a fictitious freelancer whose copy appears AI-generated.
What happened as a result
Wired removed the article and replaced it with an editor's note conceding it skipped a proper fact-check.
Sources
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