A covert influence campaign originating from Russia used ChatGPT accounts accessed via VPNs to generate English-language social media posts promoting the International Burke Institute (IBI), a fabricated 'expert community' website falsely presenting academic work and a 'sovereignty index' praising Russia and criticizing Western countries. The campaign spread content across multiple platforms (Substack, Telegram, X, Facebook, LinkedIn), including posts and replies promoting IBI and other channels critical of Ukraine, the EU, and Germany. The campaign aimed to obscure Russian origins through language manipulation and false attributions. The operation was disrupted by OpenAI by banning the associated ChatGPT accounts.

A covert influence campaign originating from Russia used ChatGPT accounts accessed via VPNs to generate English-language social media posts promoting the International Burke Institute (IBI), a fabricated 'expert community' website falsely presenting academic work and a 'sovereignty index' praising Russia and criticizing Western countries. The campaign spread content across multiple platforms (Substack, Telegram, X, Facebook, LinkedIn), including posts and replies promoting IBI and other channels critical of Ukraine, the EU, and Germany. The campaign aimed to obscure Russian origins through language manipulation and false attributions. The operation was disrupted by OpenAI by banning the associated ChatGPT accounts.