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Oct 22, 2026 JT Ennis responded to a foreign disinformation campaign targeting the Talarico campaign Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
A campaign's public response to AI deepfakes and foreign bot attacks highlights candidate vulnerability to coordinated disinformation efforts.
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- James Talarico campaign spokesman responded to disinformation attack — JT Ennis, spokesman for the Talarico campaign, stated: "The most powerful people in the world know they can't beat James Talarico with the truth, so they're slandering him with AI deepfakes, foreign bots and conspiracy theories to protect their broken, corrupt political system." The statement characterized the disinformation campaign as a coordinated attack by powerful actors.
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Week 92 – 2026-10-17–2026-10-23
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