# What is Hallucination?

> Source: https://openclawdatabase.com/glossary/hallucination/
> Last updated: 2026-04-18
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# What is Hallucination?

When an LLM generates confident but false content — made-up API signatures, fake citations, invented file paths. RAG, tool use (verify by running), and "read the source" patterns all reduce but don't eliminate hallucinations.

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