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to generate fake news stories and social posts aimed at Americans. The company said it identified and banned accounts generating content for five websites pretending to be news outlets , spreading “polarizing messages” on issues like the US presidential campaign, LGBTQ+ rights and the war in Gaza.last week as “connected with the Iranian government.” In addition to the news posts, it included “a dozen accounts on X and one on Instagram” connected to the operation.
OpenAI added that the operation also created content about Israel’s presence at the Olympics and Venezuelan politics, the rights of Latin American communities and Scottish Independence. In addition, the campaign peppered the heavy stuff with comments about fashion and beauty, “possibly to appear more authentic or in an attempt to build a following.”
“The operation tried to play both sides but it didn’t look like it got engagement from either,” OpenAI Intelligence and Investigations investigator Ben Nimmo told. The FBI said informal Trump adviser Roger Stone fell victim to phishing emails. The Iranian hackers then took control of his account and sent messages with phishing links to others. The FBI found no evidence that anyone in the Harris campaign fell for the scheme.
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