Case Intel:
- Attorneys fighting OnlyFans cited 11 completely fictional court cases in their legal briefs, thanks to AI tools that apparently have a vivid imagination
- Lead counsel threw his co-counsel under the bus, blaming a “family crisis” for the AI mishap that’s now public record
- OnlyFans wants the case moved to England, and these fake citations might just give them the ammunition they need
By Samuel Lopez — USA Herald
LOS ANGELES, CA — August 21, 2025, 5:45 PM — Sometimes the most advanced technology produces the most basic problems. Attorneys suing OnlyFans learned this the hard way Thursday when they had to sheepishly tell a federal judge they’d be asking permission to fix court filings stuffed with AI-generated fake citations.
The plaintiffs in a proposed class action lawsuit told U.S. District Court Judge Fred W. Slaughter that they’re ready to clean up their mess “as soon as possible” after OnlyFans parent company Fenix International Ltd. called them out for citing 11 completely made-up court cases among 18 total citations in a recent brief.
Here’s what makes this particularly awkward: this isn’t the lawyers’ first rodeo with phantom citations. According to Fenix, this marks the third time in just over a month that the same legal team has submitted “false, AI-generated law” to the court. At some point, you’d think they’d learn to fact-check their robot research assistant.
