Fabricated References

March 28, 2025

While searching for Angelica archangelica L. leaf cross-section photos or drawings, I asked DeepSeek for support. He says he cannot generate or create images himself, but he gives me some ideas about what can be done, including references to papers.

Now things start to get interesting ...

[My comments (normal) or interesting AI information (bold) in red ... ].

DeepSeek answer (part of a former answer):

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4. Key Papers with Likely Images  

If microscopy images are critical, target studies like:  

First reference: "Secretory Structures in Apiaceae" (DOI: [10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110678]

(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110678)).

I checked the link: DOI leads not to the suggested paper!

Instead it leads to: "CaFT-LIKE is a flowering promoter in pepper and functions as florigen in tomato"

Second reference: "Furanocoumarin Localization in Heracleum" (Ostertag et al., if accessible).  

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Question to DeepSeek:

DeepSeek answer:

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YES! The Ostertag et al. (2002) study you referenced earlier is a key paper investigating the phototoxic mechanisms of Heracleum mantegazzianum (giant hogweed). Here’s a detailed summary based on the context from our prior discussion and inferred scientific content:

Ostertag et al. (2002) Study Summary  

Please mind the different Title!: "Localization of Furanocoumarins in Heracleum mantegazzianum (Giant Hogweed) and Their Role in Phototoxicity"  

Accessing the Paper  

- DOI: [10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00003-4] (https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(02)00003-4)

I checked the link: DOI Foundation Message: DOI Not Found 

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Question to DeepSeek:

DeepSeek answer:

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The Ostertag et al. (2002) paper you referenced earlier does not appear in the current search results, and I cannot verify its existence or contents based on the provided data.

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DeepSeek left me speechless, he lied to me ...