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1. nunez+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-10-28 21:26:29
I compared Grokipedia's entry on the band "American Football" [^0] to Wikipedia's [^1] and they are _almost_ the same. While Grok does attribute Wikipedia in the footer, they added this to their article:

> On July 2, 2025, the band released their first live album, American Football (Live in Los Angeles), recorded during the anniversary shows at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles with guest appearances by Ethel Cain and M.A.G.S., accompanied by a concert film documenting the performance.

If you go to the source [^4] for this claim, you'll see that:

- They dropped a film of the same name alongside the album release.

- The "guest appearances" are actually interviews in the film.

- The entry excluded the female artist that was cited in the source.

I, then, compared Grok's entry on United Airlines [^2] against Wikipedia's [^3]. Grok's seemed to be autogenerated this time.

I skipped to the section on MileagePlus since I know a bit about how that program works. It has a few inaccuracies:

- It only lists the four published MileagePlus tiers: Silver, Gold, Platinum and 1K and omits the two unpublished, but well-known, tiers above 1K: Global Services and Chairman's Circle.

- The 2025 premier qualifying point (PQP) redemptions are actually from 2024.

- Some of the language it uses wouldn't meet Wikipedia's editorial standards, like the nebulous "priority everything" benefit from obtaining 1K status (whose source is unclear, as neither of the two sources cited use this phrase).

- "The current logo features a stylized "U" incorporating a world map outline, symbolizing global connectivity" That's United's old logo. They absorbed Continental's logo when they merged.

- The article opens with the claim that United has 1018 aircraft in its fleet as of APR 2025, then, later, states that it has 1,001 active aircraft as of OCT 2025. The source for the 1,001 figure states 1,055 on the page with 1,003 in revenue service.

So I wouldn't use Grokipedia as a source for anything, just like Wikipedia, though I'm sure some will try.

[^0]: https://archive.is/twkBP (might not be available yet; it's still getting archived)

[^1]: https://archive.ph/lOkdT

[^2]: https://archive.ph/EnN2T

[^3]: https://archive.ph/uooNW

[^4]: https://pitchfork.com/news/american-football-to-share-new-li...

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