A professor in Nova Scotia found her name listed as an author on Deloitte's healthcare report, a paper she had never seen in her life.

“Multiple Canadian news outlets reported in late 2025 that a healthcare report prepared by Deloitte for the government of Newfoundland and Labrador contained numerous errors, including fake citations. One of the issues highlighted was that a real academic, a nursing professor from a university in Nova Scotia, was listed as a co-author on a cited paper that did not exist. She confirmed to journalists that she had no knowledge of the paper and had never seen the report before being contacted. Context: The report, which cost the government of Newfoundland and Labrador $1.6 million, was intended to be a 10-year healthcare staffing plan. Deloitte acknowledged errors in a "small number of research citations," which they attributed to the selective use of AI, but maintained that the report's overall findings and recommendations were sound.”