A peer-reviewed academic paper on Z-Library, published in the New Review of Academic Librarianship, contains multiple fabricated citations, including a 2021 TorrentFreak article titled 'Publishers continue crackdown on shadow libraries' that was never written. The paper, authored by two Nigerian librarians, also cites nonexistent DOJ press releases and several academic articles that do not exist in their claimed journals. At least 10 of the 44 references could not be verified.
The authors acknowledge using Consensus AI and ChatGPT in their research and writing process. AI chatbots are known to generate plausible but false references, which may explain the inaccuracies. The paper discusses legal actions against Z-Library, including arrests of its alleged operators in Argentina at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice in 2022.
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