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Main Authors: Li, Zherui, Mi, Yan, Zhou, Zhenhong, Jiang, Houcheng, Zhang, Guibin, Wang, Kun, Fang, Junfeng
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00509
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author Li, Zherui
Mi, Yan
Zhou, Zhenhong
Jiang, Houcheng
Zhang, Guibin
Wang, Kun
Fang, Junfeng
author_facet Li, Zherui
Mi, Yan
Zhou, Zhenhong
Jiang, Houcheng
Zhang, Guibin
Wang, Kun
Fang, Junfeng
contents Large Language Model-based Multi-Agent Systems (MASs) have demonstrated strong advantages in addressing complex real-world tasks. However, due to the introduction of additional attack surfaces, MASs are particularly vulnerable to misinformation injection. To facilitate a deeper understanding of misinformation propagation dynamics within these systems, we introduce MisinfoTask, a novel dataset featuring complex, realistic tasks designed to evaluate MAS robustness against such threats. Building upon this, we propose ARGUS, a two-stage, training-free defense framework leveraging goal-aware reasoning for precise misinformation rectification within information flows. Our experiments demonstrate that in challenging misinformation scenarios, ARGUS exhibits significant efficacy across various injection attacks, achieving an average reduction in misinformation toxicity of approximately 28.17% and improving task success rates under attack by approximately 10.33%. Our code and dataset is available at: https://github.com/zhrli324/ARGUS.
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spellingShingle Goal-Aware Identification and Rectification of Misinformation in Multi-Agent Systems
Li, Zherui
Mi, Yan
Zhou, Zhenhong
Jiang, Houcheng
Zhang, Guibin
Wang, Kun
Fang, Junfeng
Computation and Language
Large Language Model-based Multi-Agent Systems (MASs) have demonstrated strong advantages in addressing complex real-world tasks. However, due to the introduction of additional attack surfaces, MASs are particularly vulnerable to misinformation injection. To facilitate a deeper understanding of misinformation propagation dynamics within these systems, we introduce MisinfoTask, a novel dataset featuring complex, realistic tasks designed to evaluate MAS robustness against such threats. Building upon this, we propose ARGUS, a two-stage, training-free defense framework leveraging goal-aware reasoning for precise misinformation rectification within information flows. Our experiments demonstrate that in challenging misinformation scenarios, ARGUS exhibits significant efficacy across various injection attacks, achieving an average reduction in misinformation toxicity of approximately 28.17% and improving task success rates under attack by approximately 10.33%. Our code and dataset is available at: https://github.com/zhrli324/ARGUS.
title Goal-Aware Identification and Rectification of Misinformation in Multi-Agent Systems
topic Computation and Language
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00509