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title: "Russian Agent Used AI to Generate 43,000 Propaganda Stories Monthly to Manipulate Chatbots"
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published_at: "2026-11-12T18:08:48.000Z"
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source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/ai/russian-agent-used-ai-to-generate-43000-propaganda-stories-monthly-to-ma-356b203e","https://huggingnews.com/ai/russian-agent-used-ai-to-generate-43000-propaganda-stories-monthly-to-ma-356b203e"]
summary: "Dougan used AI models Claude and Qwen to mass-produce 43,000 propaganda articles per month. This effort was designed to trick chatbots into presenting fabricated Russian narratives as established facts. The leaked files show Dougan collaborated with Russia's FSB and GRU Unit 29155."
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# Russian Agent Used AI to Generate 43,000 Propaganda Stories Monthly to Manipulate Chatbots

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**Published:** 2026-11-12T18:08:48.000Z
**Category:** Agents
**Topics:** anthropic, llm

## Summary

Dougan used AI models Claude and Qwen to mass\-produce 43,000 propaganda articles per month\. This effort was designed to trick chatbots into presenting fabricated Russian narratives as established facts\. The leaked files show Dougan collaborated with Russia's FSB and GRU Unit 29155\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/russian-agent-used-ai-to-generate-43000-propaganda-stories-monthly-to-ma-356b203e>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/russian-agent-used-ai-to-generate-43000-propaganda-stories-monthly-to-ma-356b203e>)