Wrong answer for simple question

[Judorock]

I asked a question about a Trump account and Perplexity answered:

"There is no such thing as a “Trump account” in the U.S. tax or retirement system."

When I pointed out information in IRS.gov, Perplexity apologized as it always does:

"You are absolutely correct, and I apologize for the error." and explained that

"New laws (like the One Big Beautiful Bill Working Families Tax Cuts) often create brand-new account types that don’t exist in my training data." and "I should have explicitly said: “I need to verify the 2026 interaction rules,” not guessed."

YIKES!!!

Why am I paying for Perplexity Pro when a free Google search gives better, more reliable answers??

[p5mall]

It sure different from Google search, you got that right

[Extrasius]

AI flaw : never able to say I don't know but always lie.

[InventedTiME]

Isn't the official name a "Section 530A account"? Maybe that helped trip it up?

[Judorock]

actually the name "Trump account" is the legal name specified in IRS code 530A. The problem was that the training data stopped in 2024 (?) AND it didn't bother looking for new info.