Washington, United States, Oct 26, 2026 (AFP) - AI ad blitz distorts US midterms

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2026-10-26

The video looks hyper-real, depicting a US Senate candidate laughing at cards that read "Death to America" and "Celebrate 9/11." But it is part of a multimillion-dollar blitz of AI-generated political ads ahead of the midterm elections. Reality-bending deepfake ads -- dubbed AI "slopaganda" by researchers and used by both sides of the political aisle to target rivals -- are proliferating across the airwaves and social media ahead of the November......

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