Pro-Russian Groups Flood AI Chatbots With Propaganda Ahead of 2026 U.S. Midterms

1 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jun 26

Senior European officials warned that pro-Russian groups are feeding propaganda into popular AI systems to make chatbots repeat Kremlin talking points.
The effort aims to shape voter perceptions quietly ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections by manipulating answers users receive from AI tools.
Officials said the campaign highlights a growing election-security problem: influence operations are shifting from social-media posts to the underlying information streams training or prompting chatbots.
The warning raises pressure on governments and AI companies to decide how to detect and curb covert political manipulation before voting begins.

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