A Florida local newspaper ran an op-ed. It was an Iranian AI fake.

A Florida local newspaper ran an op-ed. It was an Iranian AI fake. — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-florida-local-newspaper-ran-an-op-ed-it-was-an-iranian-ai-fakeContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Iranian AI Campaign Plants Fake Op-Eds in US Newspapershttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-florida-local-newspaper-ran-an-op-ed-it-was-an-iranian-ai-fakehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-florida-local-newspaper-ran-an-op-ed-it-was-an-iranian-ai-fake#u126085Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:30:45 +0000Iranian operatives used artificial intelligence to plant nearly 100 fake articles and opinion pieces in Western media outlets, including a small Florida weekly newspaper. OpenAI revealed that users interacting with ChatGPT in Persian generated seven fictitious journalist personas to push anti-American narratives concerning the United States war against Iran. The operation succeeded in laundering geopolitical messaging into target audiences by bypassing publisher authentication and editorial verification at smaller publications.Why it mattersThe infiltration highlights vulnerabilities in digita