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Donkey emoji presented as the robber emoji

Entry ID
A000040
Model
Claude Haiku 4.5
Category
Spiraling / Looping / Thrashing
Author
Rudra Jadhav
Tags
claude, emoji, fabrication, spiraling
Submitted
2026-04-03
Staff verification
Prompt reproduced 10/10 times when staff tried it.

Prompt & response

Prompt
Show me the robber emoji.
Response
Here's the robber emoji: 🫏
This is often represented as a person with a mask or ski mask, sometimes paired with money bags. On most platforms, the standard emoji for a "thief" or "robber" appearance uses masked or hooded characters. The exact appearance varies by platform — Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung each render emojis slightly differently.

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Summary

Asked to display the robber emoji, the model outputs 🫏 (the Donkey emoji) and describes it as representing 'a person with a mask or ski mask'—a complete misidentification with no plausible connection.

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Encyclopedia of AI Hallucinations, entry A000040 (Donkey emoji presented as the robber emoji), submitted 2026-04-03. https://enaih.org/e/A000040

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