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Russia used ChatGPT to run a covert influence campaign pushing pro-Kremlin narratives across the West

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Russia used ChatGPT to run a covert influence campaign pushing pro-Kremlin narratives across the West

The Decoder · Aug 25, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC

OpenAI has disrupted a covert Russian influence campaign that used ChatGPT to generate social media posts by banning a cluster of accounts. The operators accessed the platform through VPNs from Russia and promoted the fictitious "International Burke Institute," including German-language Telegram content critical of the EU and the German government.…