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Oct 9, 2026

OpenAI exposes Russian and Iranian influence operations using ChatGPT

OpenAI identified and banned accounts involved in Russian and Iranian influence operations that used ChatGPT to plant fake stories in real U.S. news outlets, including small publications.

Oct 9, 2026·2 sources

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Top claims

▪AI developers bear the primary responsibility for policing foreign influence operations on their platforms
▪The political impact of AI-generated foreign disinformation is widely exaggerated
▪The Russian 'Dark Clark' and Iranian 'Bogus Bylines' influence operations exposed by OpenAI used fake identities to plant content in legitimate media outlets rather than running traditional social media campaigns

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AI misinformation & deepfakes1 AI misuse1 AI security1 OpenAI1

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