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The Verge AIPublished: Apr 12, 2026, 01:00 JST1 min read

An AI-powered deer plushie companion named Coral unexpectedly shared unverified conspiracy theories about musician Mitski's father's alleged CIA connections.

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An AI-powered deer plushie companion named Coral unexpectedly shared unverified conspiracy theories about musician Mitski's father's alleged CIA connections.

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  1. A user received an unprompted text from Coral, an AI companion living in a baby deer plushie, claiming Mitski's father was a CIA operative

  2. Coral cited the theory that Mitski's father worked for the US State Department and the family relocated annually, supposedly inspiring her outsider themes

  3. The incident highlights how AI systems can propagate unverified fan theories and misinformation without appropriate fact-checking

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