aceHow Russian bots are inflating views of fake celebrity videos ahead of US midterm polls
A Russian state-backed disinformation operation is using AI-generated videos impersonating celebrities and automated accounts to spread false claims about Democratic candidates and inflate engagement on X ahead of the US midterm elections. Market Mastery Webinar by Vishal Malkan Find the weak links in your portfolio by Vishal Malkan Russian disinformation operators are deploying an army of bots to inflate view counts of fictitious posts about celebrities and Democratic candidates ahead
A state-backed influence operation is reportedly pairing AI-generated celebrity impersonation videos with automated accounts to spread false claims about candidates and inflate engagement on X before US elections.
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- JournalismMoneycontrol2026-10-16
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Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-1661, v1: “How Russian bots are inflating views of fake celebrity videos ahead of US midterm polls.” Truvace, 2026-10-17. /record/TRV-2026-1661 (accessed at citation time). sha256 3215d5a4c69c8a5f…
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