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  "id": 17498629,
  "title": "Tests: chatbots rely on three obscure AI-built voter sites for US midterm answers; Copilot cited the error-prone Ballot Brief in 75% of tests and ChatGPT in 22% (Washington Post)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/tests-chatbots-rely-on-three-obscure-ai-built-voter-sites-for-us",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-01T00:00:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/10/30/how-an-obscure-website-became-force-americas-election-information-machine/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzkzMzMyODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzk0NzE4Nzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3OTMzMzI4MDAsImp0aSI6ImFlZmU1ZmI3LThlMmItNDYwOC1iMmVhLWJiZDg2YTFmZDQ1ZCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5LzIwMjYvMTAvMzAvaG93LWFuLW9ic2N1cmUtd2Vic2l0ZS1iZWNhbWUtZm9yY2UtYW1lcmljYXMtZWxlY3Rpb24taW5mb3JtYXRpb24tbWFjaGluZS8ifQ.lCIALy15UkNNilYI0FU_HKDmoqz6MM-BgZD4xUT8pME&itid=gfta"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Frustrated with hunting for information on political candidates, Ben Torres Ezrick set out to build a one-stop shop for voters.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}