Meta, Google and X struggle to police AI-generated political ads as ‘slopaganda’ floods the midterms

Wesleyan Media Project researchers have tracked nearly $187 million in AI-driven campaign ad spending, and most of those ads carry no AI disclosure The 2026 midterms have a new star, and it isn’t a candidate. It’s synthetic video. Campaign ads built from AI-generated clips and images, a genre now known as slopaganda , have become a defining feature of this election cycle. That leaves Instagram, YouTube and X with another moderation headache, and no federal rulebook to lean on. The stakes are immediate. Election day falls on November 3, and the spending curve is still pointing up.

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