AI-driven disinformation running rampant on social media before US midterms, experts warn
Summary
Experts warn that AI tools and reduced content-moderation efforts are helping false claims spread across social media ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. A false story about Texas Senate candidate James Talarico spread in English and Spanish, changing into claims that he had attempted suicide.Key Facts
- Experts say AI makes it cheaper and easier to create and repeatedly alter election-related disinformation.
- The article says social media companies have cut back on teams responsible for trust and safety and increasingly rely on AI to moderate content.
- Meta and X did not respond to requests for comment; YouTube said its guidelines apply to all users.
- A false claim said Talarico was receiving mental health treatment in Ohio while he was away from campaigning with the flu.
- Talarico’s campaign released security-camera footage showing him at home in Texas, and he said he had never been to Ohio.
- Researchers at the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas tracked the claim as it spread and changed in Spanish-language media.
- The institute’s executive director said platforms enforce their rules more consistently in English than in Spanish.
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