Poisoned Woozle

Noun.

Also known as Woozlebait or Citationpox/Citepox.

A deliberately planted falsehood designed to spread through citations and repetition, creating the illusion of truth or consensus. A malicious use of the Woozle Effect.

“The Turing Slip origin cited on that Reddit forum was a Poisoned Woozle—everyone kept repeating it without checking.”