Iranian campaign planted fake articles in real U.S. publications using ChatGPT

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Iranian campaign planted fake articles in real U.S. publications using ChatGPT

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Iranian campaign planted fake articles in real U.S. publications using ChatGPT

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When	Check	Result	Status	Detail
October 9, 2026 at 9:31 AM EDT to October 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM EDT	Link resolves	Failed		11 checks over about 38 hours, the same result every time. no answer within 15 seconds Every one of the 11 October 9, 2026 at 9:31 AM EDT: no answer within 15 seconds October 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM EDT: no answer within 15 seconds October 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM EDT: no answer within 15 seconds October 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM EDT: no answer within 15 seconds October 10, 2026 at 2:15 AM EDT: no answer within 15 seconds October 10, 2026 at 6:15 AM EDT: no answer within 15 seconds October 10, 2026 at 10:31 AM EDT: no answer within 15 seconds October 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM EDT: no answer within 15 seconds October 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT: no answer within 15 seconds October 10, 2026 at 11:01 PM EDT: no answer within 15 seconds October 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM EDT: no answer within 15 seconds
October 9, 2026 at 9:31 AM EDT to October 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM EDT	Page contains the quotation	Failed		11 checks over about 38 hours, the same result every time. the page could not be read, so the quotation could not be checked Every one of the 11 October 9, 2026 at 9:31 AM EDT: the page could not be read, so the quotation could not be checked October 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM EDT: the page could not be read, so the quotation could not be checked October 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM EDT: the page could not be read, so the quotation could not be checked October 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM EDT: the page could not be read, so the quotation could not be checked October 10, 2026 at 2:15 AM EDT: the page could not be read, so the quotation could not be checked October 10, 2026 at 6:15 AM EDT: the page could not be read, so the quotation could not be checked October 10, 2026 at 10:31 AM EDT: the page could not be read, so the quotation could not be checked October 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM EDT: the page could not be read, so the quotation could not be checked October 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT: the page could not be read, so the quotation could not be checked October 10, 2026 at 11:01 PM EDT: the page could not be read, so the quotation could not be checked October 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM EDT: the page could not be read, so the quotation could not be checked

Iranian campaign planted fake articles in real U.S. publications using ChatGPT

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