Disinformation Videos, Likely From Russia, Are Exploiting Real People to Malign Senate Candidates; Including James Talarico
Researchers said the clips use real people’s images and AI-style manipulation to spread false claims about Senate contenders and sway voters.
- Russia-Linked disinformation videos are targeting U.S. Senate candidates including Sherrod Brown and James Talarico, with fabricated clips appearing on social media just days before the election.
- Foreign actors are using artificial intelligence to create 'fairly low-tech fake' videos, according to Dartmouth College professor Hany Farid. Manipulated clips make it difficult for voters to distinguish real from fabricated content.
- The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency identified some videos as Russian-linked, while forensic expert Darren Lin found accounts sharing material previously distributed during the 2024 election cycle.
- Social media companies suspended users for violating platform rules, though copies of the videos remain online with some posts garnering hundreds of shares.
- These videos demonstrate how foreign actors exploit social media to influence voters deciding which party controls Congress. Experts emphasize the importance of regulating AI-generated deception before the election.
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Russia Targets Top Dems With AI Disinfo Videos
The Associated Press reports: 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. One of the targets is Sherrod Brown, who is running against Republican Sen. Jon Husted … The post Russia Targets Top Dems With AI Disinfo Videos appeared first on Joe.My.Go…
Presumably Russian AI falsifications attack democratic Senate candidates in front of the US Midterms with invented statements.
On social media, videos that are believed to have been made with artificial intelligence—and linked to Russia—have begun to circulate in which the names and photographs of real people have been misused to spread disinformation about two Democratic candidates to the Senate in the run-up to the legislative election campaign.
Fake videos possibly linked to Russia are targeting these two Democratic Senate candidates
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.One of the targets is Sherrod Brown, who is running against Republican Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio. The video, which appears to include some AI manipulation, depicts a newscast and includes pictures of Haya …
Disinformation videos, likely from Russia, are exploiting real people to malign Senate candidates; including James Talarico
Social media videos believed to be linked to Russia are misusing real people’s names and photographs to spread disinformation about two Democratic Senate candidates. One target is Sherrod Brown, running against Republican Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio. The video, which…
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The Well News | Pragmatic, Governance, Fiscally Responsible, News & AnalysisDisinformation videos, likely from Russia, are exploiting real people to malign Senate candidates
Social media videos believed to be linked to Russia are misusing real people’s names and photographs to spread disinformation about two Democratic Senate candidates.
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