Disinformation campaigns using generative AI are being deployed in the final days of voting to malign political figures in the U.S. midterm cycle. These videos, which are believed to be produced by Russian-linked sources, use the names and likenesses of real individuals to spread falsehoods about candidates for the U.S. Senate.
The targets include Sherrod Brown, who is running against Republican Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio, and James Talarico, who is running against Republican Ken Paxton in Texas. One video simulates a newscast targeting Brown and includes a photograph of Haya Akbik, a former intern, while the campaign against Talarico uses a confessional framed as a statement from a former student.
