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Laura Kurek, Elijah Covert, Rafael I Bonilla, Eric Gilbert, Ceren Budak
The authors test whether chatbots retrieve Russian state-aligned media when headlines credit other outlets. Across 104,997 responses from 11 chatbots, Pravda Network URLs appear in 7.3%, concentrated in You.com, Claude, and Copilot. Among washed-headline responses, Claude cites Pravda in 28.5% and named outlets in 19.9%. Rates can overlap; this English-language audit covers one Pravda domain and does not establish false claims or intent.
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