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Russian disinformation campaigns are using real people's names and photographs to spread false information about Senate candidates during the midterm elections.

DisinformationPoliticsAIOct 28, 2026score 0.472 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses disinformation videos, likely from Russia, that use real people's names and photographs to spread false information about Senate candidates during the midterm elections. This is significant as it highlights the use of AI and disinformation tactics in political campaigns.

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Russian disinformation campaigns are using real people's names and photographs to spread false information about Senate candidates during the midterm elections.
Parent: DisinformationEntity: Russian disinformation campaignsImpact: negativeDate: Oct 28, 2026Target: Russian disinformation campaigns using real people's names and photographs to spread false information about Senate candidates during the midterm elections

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Disinformation videos, likely from Russia, are exploiting real people to malign Senate candidates (Ali Swenson/Associated Press) https://apnews.com/article/midterm-election-disinformation-russia-talarico-brown-c52f2c1720a0bb1ea86545d260aaf969 http://www.memeorandum.com/261027/p163#a261027p163
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Social media videos believed to be produced with artificial intelligence and linked to Russia are misusing real people’s names and photographs to spread disinformation about two Democratic Senate candidates in the final stretch of midterm voting. https://apnews.com/article/midterm-election-disinformation-russia-talarico-brown-c52f2c1720a0bb1ea86545d260aaf969 #Ukraine #Russia #US
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