Ervin Hoskins

Fabricated journalist byline used by Iranian operatives

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Iranian operatives used ChatGPT to plant AI-written articles in U.S. outlets

Exposed as fake by OpenAI's October 2026 report

A Florida weekly published an op-ed on the U.S. war with Iran under the byline Ervin Hoskins. The writer does not exist. OpenAI says Iranian operatives created him — and six other personas — with ChatGPT to plant nearly 100 articles in real news outlets.

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