# Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns

> **Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-09-19 12:40 UTC · Category: World

## Executive Summary
5 news sources are covering this World story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.

## Intelligence Brief
"Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.


Outlets currently covering the story include 아시아경제, news.sbs.co.kr, Ynetnews and The Jerusalem Post. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.


This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.

## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|
| 아시아경제 | "Fake SNS Accounts Posing as Americans... Iran, China Take Influence Operations to New Level" | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiZEFVX3lxTE1RYVdsTHFNYkFabk5hbjRKVUpoX1BqTDhRUkRPcUxxLWZIVUFvT0xISGpabWQ4WS1UdTFqdWhxV3ZmN2ZwbkJGdmZqWXlwbmlHbjJhTmZfY2VvVlFvX25ud2Y3MWM?oc=5) |
| news.sbs.co.kr | It Was All for Opinion Manipulation... The "Shocking" Identity of an Account with 80,000 Followers | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMibkFVX3lxTE1YV0VOemVOQXBSOU01ZDhhMzhTYzRjVEtvZ1E3SWNrZlNxbmFSbk9RRXQ5WGRCcmFRQ01hT3QtclRZRUpOWVEwWlR0RmgzeWNWWlhTVnI2ZDlfY013S0t2MmZLWHpLdzVVX0NVWVdn?oc=5) |
| Ynetnews | Report: Tel Aviv-based firm flooded Israeli online political discourse with thousands of fake accounts | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMibEFVX3lxTE1qS3hibTZGS0o3RW51RTR0OVFEc2dEUEdRUlpqdHZPOGs1cmFUa005MFhfSEMxZ3hXRDRiMUhwTGlveWtzQWdUOGhlOUVZZld3bm16V2hVWEZoVnhPZDNoTzl3WDYtcWtfWUFOdw?oc=5) |
| The Jerusalem Post | NYT: State-backed, private groups used AI agents to manipulate online discourse | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMibEFVX3lxTE45SGc5UUFYeWlJZEt0SmtqYmxoRDBSek90ajRKai1rYTlRNC1xaGRPbk1TYUZsbUp5Z1FzUFpzMHVmZjFyemFodmZlTDRsU3pMLWNmeUFaQnNqU2dqYVc0Und3RzYzcmRTVjZ4Sg?oc=5) |
| The New York Times | Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimwFBVV95cUxPQ18xdjV2cW1Da2lUU0l3ekc3eUFPenVEV2RIM2tPdzJJUWwwX3VZY291eDJXVnc0bTl0TVJxaGlGX2dtblRVSDhxTmd4TXgtTHRVUXhMRXhpUHJQY25BY2xuWWZRWGFJYWJ6LVpuajdNRU5iTzF1Qk5hN0tSNmtTUk1tT280bUR5Z1RjeHBVbTY0aVBpb2l6SFRSYw?oc=5) |

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*Canonical Source: https://pulse.byoviral.com/trend/2026-09-19/iran-and-china-create-first-of-their-kind-autonomous-a-i-influence-campaigns*