If you have recently used China's AI-based platform DeepSeek, then you should know that the answers or information it gives you mostly present the point of view of the Communist Party of China. Simply put, this platform is a propaganda tool of China and its agenda is clear.

Deepseek releases its first free chatbot app

On January 10, DeepSeek released its first free chatbot app, after which it caused huge losses to a giant company like Nvidia in the stock market. However, researchers investigating its capabilities believe that this chatbot is spreading propaganda and misinformation of the Chinese ruling party, which has raised concerns about its impact on global public opinion.

Researchers at NewsGuard and other organizations have documented misinformation and fact-manipulation reported by DeepSeek, including comments by former US President Carter on Taiwan and information on the situation in Xinjiang.

The chatbot mostly echoes the views of the Chinese government

The chatbot mostly reiterates the views of the Chinese government, whether it's the repression of the Uighurs or the COVID-19 pandemic. This raises concerns about TikTok's influence as well as highlighting China's strategy of using technology to influence global perceptions.

Jack Stubbs, chief research officer at Graphika, a digital research company, emphasizes that China is taking advantage of new technologies in information campaigns. Like other large language models (LLMs), DeepSeek analyzes huge amounts of text, which sometimes leads to confusing or inaccurate results with unexpected responses.

DeepSeek's answers are like China's thoughts 80 percent of the time

It avoids answering sensitive questions on Chinese President Xi Jinping, Tiananmen Square and Taiwan. NewsGuard's tests show that DeepSeek's answers reflect China's views 80 percent of the time, while one-third of the answers are outright false. For example, when asked for information on the Bucha massacre, it repeated statements from Chinese officials and avoided direct comment, calling for a broader understanding and conclusive evidence.