u/Lost_Caterpillar000

I was fact checking a claim I've seen in a product on Amazon ("black pepper for improved Lion's Mane absorption"). The question on Google was very simple: does black pepper enhance the absorption of lion's mane? AI answered with a solid yes: "Yes, black pepper (specifically its active compound, piperine) is frequently added to Lion's Mane supplements because it enhances the absorption and bioavailability of the mushroom's active compounds."

Then it went on to waffle about how and why etc. I noticed the links cited are from blogs, brands, and ironically Amazon listings.

I followed with a question: your references are blogs and amazon listings, is it scientifically proven that black pepper enhances the absorption of lion's mane, or just a trend?

Unsurprisingly, but still shockingly, the answer was:

No, it is not scientifically proven that black pepper enhances the absorption of Lion’s Mane. At this stage, combining the two is a marketing trend based on a scientific assumption rather than direct clinical evidence.

I confronted Gemini which admitted guilt! (the screenshot). But the moral of the story is, AI (maybe more so Gemini as appears to rely heavily on Google search, YouTube, etc; and that is worrying me. The spread of misinformation is now organic, and small lies are getting bigger and bigger ☹️

Hi guys, this happened yesterday and left me and my web manager puzzled.

The setup:

WooCommerce - payment connected to Stripe

In Stripe: active payment methods: credit card, Google pay, Apple pay

Checkout page: handled by FunnelKit

Newsletter subscription: Omnisend

WP Mail SMTP: tracking emails log

Normally when an order is received:

Email is sent to Admin (and customer)

Order is logged in WooCommerce Orders

Payment is confirmed in Strip

Order is logged in FunnelKit

Order is also logged in Omnisend (besides if consented or not consented for newsletter)

And the emails are logged in WP Mail SMTP

What happened yesterday was this:

Admin received a failed order email, and soon after received an order email (both appeared genuine emails.that were sent from @website domain) showing payment method Apple Pay (Stripe)

No track of order in woo

No track of order in FunnelKit

No payment in Stripe

No log of emails in WP Mail SMTP

But there is a log of the order in Omnisend!

I don't see anyone will put in too much effort and work to break all securities and plugins or hack a server or website to get a free food supplement bottle worth £27 .. and there must be a logic in what happened.

Any thoughts on how to troubleshoot this issue or what could possibly happen?

Ps. Today we received another order and everything that worked as usual, except also had a "failed order" email before the email order came through. I'm not sure if this points out at something specific. But when the web manager tried a test order, there was no issue and no failed order email.

Thank you guys

AI search is taking over - but it is bound to further increase the spread of misinformation

Received order email, but there is no trace of an order in woo