https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-bans-russian-chatgpt-accounts-used-in-covert-misinformation-campaignContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-bans-russian-chatgpt-accounts-used-in-covert-misinformation-campaignhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-bans-russian-chatgpt-accounts-used-in-covert-misinformation-campaign#u49624Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:01:05 +0000OpenAI terminated multiple Russian ChatGPT accounts used to run a covert influence campaign. The operators created the International Burke Institute, a fake Israeli think tank, to publish plagiarized academic papers and a sovereignty index favoring Russia. Rather than using the AI to write original articles, the network used ChatGPT to remove linguistic markers that would identify the authors as Russian speakers. The operation used VPNs to push pro-Kremlin narratives and coordinated social media posts to manufacture fake academic expertise.Why it mattersThis operation demonstrates how state ac https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-bans-russian-chatgpt-accounts-used-in-covert-misinformation-campaignhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-bans-russian-chatgpt-accounts-used-in-covert-misinformation-campaign#u48870Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:05:56 +0000OpenAI terminated a cluster of ChatGPT accounts originating in Russia after discovering they were part of a clandestine misinformation operation. The accounts used AI to manufacture authority by promoting the International Burke Institute, a fake Israeli think tank. This entity published plagiarized academic papers and a sovereignty index that praised Russia to spread pro-Moscow narratives across social media. OpenAI stated the incident demonstrates how influence actors utilize AI as a supporting tool to create fake expertise within broader efforts to mislead the public.Why it mattersState-spo