title: LLMs as information warriors? Auditing how LLM-powered chatbots tackle disinformation about Russia's war in Ukraine
abstract: The rise of large language models (LLMs) has a significant impact on information warfare. By facilitating the production of content related to disinformation and propaganda campaigns, LLMs can amplify different types of information operations and mislead online users. In our study, we empirically investigate how LLM-powered chatbots, developed by Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity, handle disinformation about Russia's war in Ukraine and whether the chatbots' ability to provide accurate informatio
journal: arXiv (Cornell University)