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Confidently incorrect: For ChatGPT, the truth isn’t always out there

This photo, in New York, Thursday, May 18, 2023, shows the ChatGPT app on an iPhone. The free app started to become available on iPhones in the U.S. on Thursday and will later be coming to Android phones. Unlike the web version, you can also ask it questions using your voice. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times 2 minutes ago

ChatGPT may be a modern marvel of computer engineering and a shockingly good practitioner of the English language — but don’t expect it to actually be correct.

North Korea’s Kim channels inner Trump as wall arises on border with supposed critical ally China

A North Korean flag flutters in North Korea's village Gijungdong as seen from an South Korea's observation post inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea during a media tour, March 3, 2023. The United States, its Western allies and experts shone a spotlight on the dire human rights situation and increasing repression in North Korea at a U.N. meeting Friday, March17, 2023 that China and Russia denounced as a politicized move likely to escalate tensions on the Korean peninsula. (Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool Photo via AP, File)

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times 26 minutes ago

Was North Korean leader Kim Jong-un so inspired by his meetings with President Trump in 2018 and 2019 that he adopted one of the former president’s flagship policies?

A North Korean flag flutters in North Korea's village Gijungdong as seen from an South Korea's observation post inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea during a media tour, March 3, 2023. The United States, its Western allies and experts shone a spotlight on the dire human rights situation and increasing repression in North Korea at a U.N. meeting Friday, March17, 2023 that China and Russia denounced as a politicized move likely to escalate tensions on the Korean peninsula. (Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool Photo via AP, File)

North Korea’s Kim channels inner Trump as wall arises on border with supposed critical ally China 26 minutes ago

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

In this file photo, China's People's Liberation Army displays DF-26 ballistic missiles in a parade. Over just the past several months, major revelations about the extent of China's hypersonic weapons capabilities, its nuclear arms stockpile, and even the size of its navy have sparked concerns that Washington may not have a full window into exactly what its 21st-century rival has up its sleeve, or what may be under development deep inside the communist nation. (Associated Press/File)

China’s growing arsenal boosts risk of nuclear war, study says

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, March 13, 2018 photo, voters cast their ballots in Illinois primary elections at the city's new early voting super site in downtown Chicago. In Illinois, attempts by hackers in the summer of 2016 to alter voter registration information were ultimately unsuccessful, although voter data was viewed. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

How did hundreds of noncitizens end up on Chicago’s voter rolls?

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a political roundtable, Friday, May 19, 2023, in Bedford, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Ron DeSantis trashes McCarthy-Biden debt limit deal, says it puts U.S. ‘careening toward bankruptcy’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

This May 27, 2004, file photo shows a view of RFK Stadium, background, and the Capitol building, in Washington. Growing up in the Washington suburbs during the 1960s, the local baseball team was a lost cause.A trip to the World Series like these Nationals? Forget it. Our Senators were out of it by opening day.So we found other things to root for under the wavy roof at D.C. Stadium and RFK. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Files)

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a political roundtable, Friday, May 19, 2023, in Bedford, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Ron DeSantis trashes McCarthy-Biden debt limit deal, says it puts U.S. ‘careening toward bankruptcy’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

This May 27, 2004, file photo shows a view of RFK Stadium, background, and the Capitol building, in Washington. Growing up in the Washington suburbs during the 1960s, the local baseball team was a lost cause.A trip to the World Series like these Nationals? Forget it. Our Senators were out of it by opening day.So we found other things to root for under the wavy roof at D.C. Stadium and RFK. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Files)

Satellite campuses of far-flung colleges in orbit around nation’s capital

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Gender-neutral bathroom sign from U.S. Department of the Interior memo implementing gender nonbinary facilities.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

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Kirk Cameron reads his illustrated children's book "Pride Comes Before The Fall," published by Brave Books, at the Seattle Public Library on May 27, 2023. Photo courtesy Amplifi Agency.

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Actors Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise co-hosted the 2022 National Memorial Day Concert on PBS. (Andrew Walker/Shutterstock, courtesy of Capitol Concerts Inc.)

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More than 50 people gathered Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, to protest the university president's decision to cancel a drag show on campus. (Michael Cuviello/Amarillo Globe-News via AP)

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This photo, in New York, Thursday, May 18, 2023, shows the ChatGPT app on an iPhone. The free app started to become available on iPhones in the U.S. on Thursday and will later be coming to Android phones. Unlike the web version, you can also ask it questions using your voice. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Confidently incorrect: For ChatGPT, the truth isn’t always out there

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times 2 minutes ago

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a political roundtable, Friday, May 19, 2023, in Bedford, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Ron DeSantis trashes McCarthy-Biden debt limit deal, says it puts U.S. ‘careening toward bankruptcy’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, March 13, 2018 photo, voters cast their ballots in Illinois primary elections at the city's new early voting super site in downtown Chicago. In Illinois, attempts by hackers in the summer of 2016 to alter voter registration information were ultimately unsuccessful, although voter data was viewed. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

How did hundreds of noncitizens end up on Chicago’s voter rolls?

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a Senate Appropriations hearing on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Sen. Lindsey Graham calls Russian arrest warrant over Ukraine comments ‘a badge of honor’

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Dr. Mohsin Ansari is the president of the Islamic Circle of North America. (Photo courtesy of ICNA, used with permission)

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A Bible sits open as Pastor Rick Mannon stands at the pulpit at Calvary Assembly of God in Wilson, Wis., Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. Mannon's church is an outpost in the culture wars tearing at America, and a haven for people who feel shoved aside by a changing nation. Homosexuality is seen as dangerous here. Abortion is evil. The specter of one-world government looms. &quot;If Christians don't get involved in politics, then we shouldn't have a say,&quot; Mannon says. &quot;We can't just let evil win.&quot; (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) plays ball with his daughter before the start of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Sunday, May 14, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner)

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Attendees wave placards during a rally to protest the one-year anniversary of Colorado's abortion law, the Reproductive Health Equity Act, on April 4, 2023, outside the State Capitol in downtown Denver. After Colorado’s Democratic governor signed a bill Friday, April 14, outlawing what experts consider unproven treatments to “reverse” medical abortions, a federal judge temporarily halted enforcement following a lawsuit from a religious clinic. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) **FILE**

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Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Erin Wilcox speaks at a news conference outside the federal courthouse on March 10, 2021, in Alexandria, Va., where her organization filed a lawsuit against Fairfax County's school board, alleging discrimination against Asian Americans over its revised admissions process for the elite Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, upheld the constitutionality of a new admissions policy at the elite public high school in Virginia that critics say discriminates against highly qualified Asian Americans. (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat, File)

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Sailors and military personnel disembark the USS Wasp aircraft carrier after docking on the Hudson River during fleet week, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Unit 3’s reactor and cooling tower stand at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant on Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. Company officials announced Wednesday, May 24, 2023, that Unit 3, one of two new reactors at the site, would reach full power in coming days, after years of delays and billions in cost overruns. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

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In this Monday, March 1, 2010, file photo, an Arby's restaurant sign is shown in Cutler Bay, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

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Sailors and military personnel disembark the USS Wasp aircraft carrier after docking on the Hudson River during fleet week, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Officials update to media, residents and onlookers after a partial building collapse on the 300 block of Main Street, Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa. (Nikos Frazier/Quad City Times via AP)

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A North Korean flag flutters in North Korea's village Gijungdong as seen from an South Korea's observation post inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea during a media tour, March 3, 2023. The United States, its Western allies and experts shone a spotlight on the dire human rights situation and increasing repression in North Korea at a U.N. meeting Friday, March17, 2023 that China and Russia denounced as a politicized move likely to escalate tensions on the Korean peninsula. (Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Climate activists of the youth-led organization Auroras march in Stockholm, Sweden, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. A crane-operated camera was used to strike climate activists (not pictured) who interrupted a celebrity dance competition finale in Sweden on Friday. Writing on banner reads in Swedish &quot;Now we sue the State&quot; (Christine Ohlsson/TT News Agency via AP)

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Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dissipated a challenge by an opponent who sought to reverse his increasingly authoritarian leanings, securing five more years to oversee the country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia that plays a key role in NATO. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

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In this file photo, China's People's Liberation Army displays DF-26 ballistic missiles in a parade. Over just the past several months, major revelations about the extent of China's hypersonic weapons capabilities, its nuclear arms stockpile, and even the size of its navy have sparked concerns that Washington may not have a full window into exactly what its 21st-century rival has up its sleeve, or what may be under development deep inside the communist nation. (Associated Press/File)

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Mage (8), with Javier Castellano aboard, wins the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Logan Allen throws a pitch to the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 29, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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In this rendering released by the Oakland Athletics, Friday, May 26, 2023, is a view of their proposed new ballpark at the Tropicana site in Las Vegas. A long-awaited proposal to finance a Major League Baseball stadium on the Las Vegas Strip will be heard publicly for the first time in the Nevada Legislature on Monday, May 29. (Oakland Athletics via AP, File) **FILE**

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., joined by Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, about Medicare for All. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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