You'll have to forgive me that this line: > so I visited ChatGPT and asked if there are documented cases in the UK where these things have happened, and I was

You'll have to forgive me that this line: > so I visited ChatGPT and asked if there are documented cases in the UK where these things have happened, and I was met with a deluge of well-documented cases does indeed sound exactly like you were using chatGPT as a primary source rather than a search engine, and thus are being met with cynicism.