Inside the Secretive World of Campaign Ads Funded by AI Super PACs

Bellingcat Analysis: Google Ads Run By AI-Backed Super PACs Ahead of US Midterms 2026

Alarming AI ads are flooding social media in the lead-up to Victoria’s election. But who is behind them?

A machete-wielding robber, a ‘tsunami of debt’ … campaigns echoing opposition talking points outspend major parties

In Texas, AI-generated political ads are blurring the line between real and fake - Poynter

Experts say increasingly realistic campaign ads could make it harder for voters to distinguish authentic messages from fabricated ones

Election results | Tech Influence Watch

Results from the latest federal elections, and how candidates backed or opposed by crypto- and AI-focused super PACs and donors fared

Midterm Political Ad Spending Hits Record $11.21 Billion

Political ad spending for the 2026 midterms has hit a record $11.21 billion, surpassing the 2024 presidential election cycle, according to AdImpact.

Tracking Harris and Trump’s Ad Spending on Facebook and Instagram

Meta’s Ad Library is free to use, and provides useful insights into how politicians and their campaigns are advertising on social media platforms.

Republicans release AI deepfake of James Talarico as phony videos proliferate in midterm races | CNN Politics

Senate Republicans released an online ad this week in which a real-looking but fake version of a Democratic candidate, fabricated with artificial intelligence, appears to speak directly into the camera for more than a minute.

Russian Bots Manipulate View Counts on Fake Videos Ahead of US Midterms

State-backed Matryoshka campaign targeting Democrats inflates view counts of fabricated stories, creating illusion of popularity.

Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery

More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.

Democrats Lost the Propaganda War

The party used up about $5 billion on political ads in 2024. There’s a better way.

How the Pentagon Learned to Use Targeted Ads to Find Its Targets—and Vladimir Putin

Meet the guy who taught US intelligence agencies how to make the most of the ad tech ecosystem, "the largest information-gathering enterprise ever conceived by man."

Dark Money Political Ads Proliferate on Facebook and Instagram

“Pink slime” newsrooms secretly backed by partisan donors are spending big on Facebook and Instagram ads in battleground states.

Politicians are being sold AI-powered 'digital fighters'

A new app gets around bot bans by recruiting real people to post political messages generated by AI.