Information operations by russia using AI on social media
russia is increasingly using artificial intelligence in an information warfare. Since the beginning of 2025, the Center has recorded 191 russian information operations involving AI-generated content, with a total reach of at least 84.5 million views. These include:
▫️ Deepfake – realistic but falsified videos created by replacing a person’s face or voice.
▫️ Partial deepfake – a generated voice is overlaid onto real footage or the video is supplemented with frames not present in the original recording.
▫️ Fabricated captioned videos – AI-generated videos falsely released under the names of well-known media outlets or organizations.
▫️ AI-generated images of military personnel or their relatives – fake heroic or tragic visuals designed to manipulate audience emotions, increase views, gather information, and more.
▫️ AI-content to amplify emotional impact – primarily used on platform X to create positive associations with russia.
The Center has also previously warned that ru-propaganda has found ways to infiltrate popular AI chatbots and manipulate them into repeating false narratives “laundered” by russian information resources.
The informational dimension of war is constantly evolving — the enemy is looking for newer, more effective ways to influence public opinion. As a result, the role of artificial intelligence in russia’s information operations continues to grow.
