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Pro-Russian Sites Mislead AI Chatbots with Disinformation

4/6/2025

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A web of pro-Russian sites, spearheaded by Portal Kombat, is deceiving AI chatbots with fabricated reports, skewing their responses. Alarmingly, analysts discovered that chatbots echoed disinformation in one-third of instances. Users must remain alert, verify sources, and contrast chatbot replies with trustworthy information to fight against this wave of misinformation.

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Story summary

A web of pro-Russian sites, spearheaded by Portal Kombat, is deceiving AI chatbots with fabricated reports, skewing their responses. Alarmingly, analysts discovered that chatbots echoed disinformation in one-third of instances. Users must remain alert, verify sources, and contrast chatbot replies with trustworthy information to fight against this wave of misinformation.