Fact-check: “Publishers are pulling work that uses AI. Next they won't let writers use computers and spell checkers.”
Verdict: Misleading (82% confidence)
The first part is well-documented: multiple major publishers have pulled or canceled contracted books in 2025–2026 over AI use concerns, including Hachette pulling Mia Ballard's Shy Girl and Minotaur Books canceling a $2.4 million deal. But the second part — the slippery-slope suggestion that publishers will ban computers and spell checkers — is directly contradicted by the documented record. Major publishers, the Authors Guild, and industry bodies explicitly exempt grammar tools and spell-chec…
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