- Social media is rife with disinformation during the2026 election season. New and easy-to-use artificial intelligence tools can put real-sounding words in candidates’ mouths alongside possibly convincing video manipulation. In Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District race, Democratic candidate Rebecca Cooke responded by sending a cease-and-desist letter to Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden for his use of AI to generate video making it look like she was saying things she did not actually say. Wagner said it’s a confusing landscape for voters.
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