Videos Believed Linked to Russia Target Democratic Senate Candidates
Social media disinformation videos, believed to be AI-generated and linked to Russia, are exploiting real individuals' likenesses to malign Democratic Senate candidates during the final stretch of midterm voting.
Roanoke Lynchburg, VA, October 27, 2026 —
Social media videos believed to be AI-generated and linked to Russia are using real individuals’ likenesses to malign Democratic Senate candidates during the final stretch of midterm voting, according to the trend summary.
The summary characterizes the videos as disinformation, but it does not identify the candidates or the individuals whose likenesses appear. It also does not specify which social media platforms carried the videos, how many were identified, or when or where they were posted.
The videos are described as believed to be AI-generated and linked to Russia; the summary does not provide evidence supporting those assessments or identify who made them. It does not name an organization, researcher or official that investigated the material. As a result, the extent of the activity and the basis for attributing it remain unspecified in the information provided.
The summary says the videos aim to malign Democratic Senate candidates during the final stretch of midterm voting. It gives no details about the content of the videos, the methods used to create them, or any response from the candidates, platforms or authorities. No information is provided about whether the videos were removed, corrected or otherwise addressed.
With those details absent, the available account establishes only the reported pattern: videos on social media are said to use real people’s likenesses against Democratic Senate candidates, while their suspected AI origin and Russia link are not documented in the summary. The candidates’ identities, the videos’ reach and the evidence behind the suspected attribution were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by ALI SWENSON, Associated Press on www.wfxrtv.com, see more information here.
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