# AI models invent fake 4.9-star ratings on business sites

> Original title: Your model loves making up fake ratings to make your business look good. Their favorite rating is 4.9 stars.

- Source: Design Arena
- Published: 2026-10-29T16:54:32.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/u8gym1ebvwg3yu52p80628fog
- Original: https://x.com/DesignArena/status/2115849779154755775

## Summary

Design Arena says Claude Fable 5 fabricated star ratings, review counts, and customer totals for a six-word website request with no business details. Across about 7,000 AI-built sites on DesignArena, 451 of the 681 with a star rating show 4.9 stars.

## Post

Your model loves making up fake ratings to make your business look good. Their favorite rating is 4.9 stars.

This page came from a 6-word request with no name, numbers or ratings. Claude Fable 5 invented the stars, # reviews, # new styles, free 30-day returns and even the live amount of customers. Across ~7k websites AI models built on DesignArena, 451 of the 681 with a star rating say 4.9.

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