Here’s some output from Claude Sonnet 4.0 via Perplexity Pro:
Note that all the purported “references,” marked with “[1],” point to one single webpage URL:
However, as you can see for yourself at https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/handbook/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2/general-registration-information/true-full-name/ the webpage mentioned absolutely NOTHING about the use of abbreviations. Where exactly did this “information” come from?
Moral of story? Better check if the chatbot’s output is BS before you land in legal trouble, or just don’t use those things for any kind of procedural info at all (Or perhaps just don’t use it for anything but yucks?)