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A purported Moscow-based disinformation network, Pravda, allegedly infiltrated AI models by flooding the internet with pro-Kremlin falsehoods. A NewsGuard audit found that 10 major AI chatbots repeated these narratives 33% of the time, citing Pravda sources as legitimate. The tactic, called "LLM grooming," manipulates AI training data to embed Russian propaganda. Pravda is part of Portal Kombat, a larger Russian disinformation network identified by VIGINUM in February 2024, …

  • A well-funded Moscow-based global ‘news’ network has infected Western artificial intelligence tools worldwide with Russ…https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/a-well-funded-moscow-based-global
  • Exclusive: Russian disinformation floods AI chatbots, study findshttps://www.axios.com/2025/03/06/exclusive-russian-disinfo-floods-ai-chatbots-study-finds
  • AI Incident Database - Incident 968https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/968/

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  1. 11 May 2025'Pravda' Network, Successor to 'Portal Kombat,' Allegedly Seeding AI Models with Kremlin Disinformation
    Incident82%
    • A well-funded Moscow-based global ‘news’ network has infected Western artificial intelligence tools worldwide with Russ…https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/a-well-funded-moscow-based-global
    • Exclusive: Russian disinformation floods AI chatbots, study findshttps://www.axios.com/2025/03/06/exclusive-russian-disinfo-floods-ai-chatbots-study-finds
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 968https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/968/
  2. 7 Mar 2025American Asylum Seeker John Mark Dougan in Russia Reportedly Spreads Disinformation via AI Tools and Fake News Network
    Incident82%
    • Once a Sheriff’s Deputy in Florida, Now a Source of Disinformation From Russiahttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/business/mark-dougan-russia-disinformation.html
    • Russian disinformation sites linked to former Florida deputy sheriff, research findshttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fake-news-sites-florida-deputy-sheriff-russia-rcna154315
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 701https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/701/
  3. 7 Mar 2025Leading AI Models Reportedly Found to Mimic Russian Disinformation in 33% of Cases and to Cite Fake Moscow News Sites
    Incident82%
    • Top 10 Generative AI Models Mimic Russian Disinformation Claims A Third of the Time, Citing Moscow-Created Fake Local N…https://www.newsguardtech.com/special-reports/generative-ai-models-mimic-russian-disinformation-cite-fake-news/
    • Popular Chatbots Spout Russian Misinformation, Finds Studyhttps://www.bankinfosecurity.com/popular-chatbots-spout-russian-misinformation-finds-study-a-25568
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 734https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/734/
  4. 7 Mar 2025Sustained AI-Driven Russian Disinformation Campaigns Doppelgänger, Storm-1516, and Matryoshka Reportedly Disrupting German Federal Elections
    Incident82%
    • Between Russia and Elon Musk, German Voters Face a ‘Dual Front’ of Disinformationhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/world/europe/russia-germany-elon-musk-disinformation.html
    • AI-driven Russian disinformation campaign targets German electionshttps://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/ai-driven-russian-disinformation-campaign-targets-german-elections/
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 929https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/929/
  5. 7 Mar 2025Russian Disinformation Campaign Allegedly Used Fake News Site 'KBSF-San Francisco News' and Deepfake Video to Falsely Accuse Kamala Harris of 2011 Hit-and-Run
    Incident82%
    • Fact Check: Kamala Harris hit-and-run story stems from unreliable websitehttps://www.reuters.com/fact-check/kamala-harris-hit-and-run-story-stems-unreliable-website-2024-09-20/
    • Deepfake con le IA: il caso della finta donna afroamericana che accusa Kamala Harris di averla investitahttps://www.repubblica.it/tecnologia/2024/09/09/news/deepfake_kamala_harris_donald_trump_fake_news_intelligenza_artificiale_alisha_brown-423488092/
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 969https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/969/
  6. 7 Mar 2025Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax
    Incident82%
    • Russia Targets Harris with Rhino-Shooting Hoax and Fake Websitehttps://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/russia-targets-harris-with-rhino
    • Putin's pro-Trump trolls accuse Harris of poaching rhinoshttps://www.theregister.com/2024/10/25/russia_china_iran_election_disinfo/
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 972https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/972/

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