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OpenAI false-front influence operations report
News Oct 9, 2026
OpenAI says it banned ChatGPT accounts connected to suspected Russian and Iranian influence campaigns that used false organizational and journalist identities.
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OpenAI says it banned clusters of ChatGPT accounts linked to suspected influence campaigns originating in Russia and Iran. Its account of the Russian operation describes a false research organization in Latin America and internal reports prepared with ChatGPT. It says the Iran-origin operation used invented journalist identities to place articles with media outlets. NPR and CNA reported the findings in English. The alleged operators’ identities and the full reach of their campaigns remain unresolved.