# AI-driven disinformation floods social media ahead of US midterm elections

> Original title: AI-driven disinformation running rampant on social media before US midterms, experts warn

- Source: The Guardian · AI
- Published: 2026-10-27T10:00:10.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/leyspsv0hurpw6xa12viqiryp
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/27/ai-disinformation-social-media-midterm-elections

## Summary

Experts warn that AI-generated disinformation is flooding social media before the November US midterms, with many posts likely slipping through as platforms scale back moderation and rely more on AI. A fabricated claim that Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was hospitalized in Ohio circulated for days, mutating into a false suicide attempt claim in Spanish-language media.