{
  "id": 14934691,
  "title": "US candidates and PACs, mostly tied to Republicans, have spent $137M+ on 220 AI-generated campaign ads in 2026; ~70% of the 220 videos didn't disclose AI use (Stuart A. Thompson/New York Times)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/us-candidates-and-pacs-mostly-tied-to-republicans-have-spent-137m-on",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-16T10:55:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/politics/midterm-elections-ai-generated-ads.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Republicans have used A.I.-generated content more often than Democrats, ranging from subtle enhancements to convincing deepfakes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}