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

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

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

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