Description: A 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, but in operation since February 2022.
Editor Notes: This incident ID represents an ongoing, highly complex disinformation campaign that has been leveraging AI since February 2022, around the time of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. France's VIGINUM reported on the "Portal Kombat" disinformation network in this February 12th, 2024 report: https://www.sgdsn.gouv.fr/files/files/20240212_NP_SGDSN_VIGINUM_PORTAL-KOMBAT-NETWORK_ENG_VF.pdf. Portal Kombat is the name for the wider network that "Pravda" is a part of. The first Pravda websites began appearing between April 3rd and December 17th, 2022, according to VIGINUM. On February 26th, 2025, the American Sunlight Project published more information on Pravda in an investigative report that can be accessed here: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6612cbdfd9a9ce56ef931004/t/67bf1de6429a912e3cbe8c83/1740578284208/PK+Report.pdf. On March 6th, 2025, NewsGuard released more information on Pravda's "LLM grooming" tactics. Their report can be read here: https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/a-well-funded-moscow-based-global. The incident date of 02/24/2022 is in reference to VIGINUM's report summary citing February 2022 (p. 2). While a precise start date for Portal Kombat is unknown, aligning it with Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a reasonable approximation. Please also refer to incidents 701 and 734 in particular for closely related incidents.
Alleged: You.com , xAI , Perplexity , OpenAI , Mistral , Microsoft , Meta , Inflection , Google と Anthropic developed an AI system deployed by TigerWeb , Storm-1516 , Russian state media , Pravda disinformation network , Portal Kombat , John Mark Dougan と Government of Russia, which harmed Truth , Policymakers , Media consumers , Journalists , Journalism , Governments , Government of Ukraine , General public of Ukraine , General public , Democracy と Chatbot users.
関与が疑われるAIシステム: You.com Smart Assistant , xAI Grok , Perplexity Answer Engine , Mistral le Chat , Meta AI , Inflection Pi , Gemini , Copilot , ChatGPT 4o , ChatGPT と Anthropic Claude
インシデントのステータス
インシデントID
968
レポート数
24
インシデント発生日
2022-02-24
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