https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iranian-operatives-used-ai-to-plant-fake-stories-in-multiple-us-media-outletsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iranian-operatives-used-ai-to-plant-fake-stories-in-multiple-us-media-outletshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iranian-operatives-used-ai-to-plant-fake-stories-in-multiple-us-media-outlets#u125747Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:28:01 +0000Iranian operatives used OpenAI models and fake personas to plant news articles and generate social media comments critical of the US war against Iran. According to OpenAI, about a dozen media outlets around the world ran roughly 100 articles written by seven fake journalists. The operation exposed vulnerabilities in publisher authentication and editorial verification as foreign actors leverage artificial intelligence tools to push political agendas and influence public discourse across international platforms.Why it mattersThe disclosure highlights how state-backed actors increasingly misuse a