By Hugo Francisco de Souza Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. Apr 16 2026 A new audit suggests that widely used free AI chatbots can sound confident while delivering misleading health information, weak citations, and advice that may be unsafe without expert guidance. Study: Generative artificial intelligence-driven chatbots and medical misinformation: an accuracy, referencing and readability audit . Image Credit: Bankiras / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the journal  BMJ Open ,