# Iranian operatives used AI to plant fake stories in multiple US media outlets

https://mins.news/en/item/92428

- CNN, 2026-10-09 02:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/politics/iranian-operatives-used-ai-to-plant-fake-stories-in-us-media?Date=20261009&Profile=CNN

> OpenAI said Thursday that operatives in Iran used its models and fake personas to help place articles critical of the US war against Iran in multiple US media outlets.

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