Security1 hOctober 28, 2026, 21:45

Russia-linked AI videos target two Democratic Senate candidates

Social media videos showing signs of AI manipulation are spreading disinformation about Democratic Senate candidates Sherrod Brown in Ohio and James Talarico in Texas. Experts link the clips to the Russian network Storm-1516; X removed the initial posts and suspended users, but copies remained online.

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Russia-linked AI videos target two Democratic Senate candidates

X removed the original posts and suspended the users who shared the videos
Expert Darren Linvill linked the clips to the 2024 Storm-1516 network
Professor Hany Farid confirmed signs of AI generation in the videos
Copies were still online Tuesday, some with hundreds of shares

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