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Mistral Le Chat Spreads Iran War Disinformation
A NewsGuard audit found Mistral's Le Chat repeats state-sponsored disinformation about the Iran war in 60 percent of leading prompts. Error rates peaked at 80 percent for malicious queries. This failure highlights a critical gap in the model's factual grounding. Developers must prioritize rigorous safety filtering to prevent the propagation of geopolitical falsehoods.