Four prolific financial journalists who cover the world of cryptocurrency have ignored repeated requests to verify their identities, reports Rob Waugh of Press Gazette.
Waugh reports, “Together, they have written over 1,000 articles for more than 30 different news outlets.
“None of the many publications who have published their work has yet been able to verify them either despite being asked to do so by Press Gazette.
“And despite purporting to be freelance journalists the four don’t advertise any way to get in touch and book their editorial services.
“Press Gazette was alerted by a tipster to investigate the four and found they had sparse Linkedin profiles with AI-generated or otherwise questionable profile pictures.
“The danger to publishers of employing freelance journalists without properly verifying their credentials was previously highlighted by the case of Margaux Blanchard, a freelance journalist published in Wired, Index on Censorship and Business Insider – who we revealed to be an AI-powered invention.”
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