A social media post accuses James Talarico of sexual abuse. Researchers say it’s Russian disinformation
Researchers say the AI-made videos use a fake student account and have drawn more than 500,000 views in a campaign to damage Talarico.
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Covert Russian group injects baseless claim into the Texas senate race
Even as President Donald Trump pursued a thawing of relations with the Kremlin this week, a covert Russian influence operation targeted the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, James Talarico, by spreading a fabricated claim of misconduct.
NYT: Russian Group Is Spreading Lies About Talarico
The New York Times reports: Even as President Trump pursued a thawing of relations with the Kremlin this week, a covert Russian influence operation targeted the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Texas, James Talarico, by spreading a fabricated claim of misconduct. Several groups of researchers who track Russian disinformation operations attributed the claim … The post NYT: Russian Group Is Spreading Lies About Talarico appeared first o…
Russian trolls have jumped into one of the tightest Senator races in the country, with Texas Democratic James Talarico as their target. Researchers said a covert Kremlin-linked outfit known as Storm-1516 pushed an AI-generated video on X accusing Talarico of misconduct—claims they say were manufactured, the New York Times...
Covert Russians inject baseless claim in Texas race
Even as President Donald Trump pursued a thawing of relations with the Kremlin this week, a covert Russian influence operation targeted the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, James Talarico, by spreading a fabricated claim of misconduct.
Russian Group Was Behind AI-Generated Video of Man Falsely Accusing James Talarico of Sexual Assault: Report
An AI-generated video of a man falsely accusing Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico of sexual assault was the work of a covert group in Russia.
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