{
  "id": 8238435,
  "title": "Meta Approves Fake AI-Generated Political Ads Paid From US, Targeting Brazilian Audience, Study Finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/meta-approves-fake-ai-generated-political-ads-paid-from-us-targeting",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-18T11:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Folha de S.Paulo (English)",
    "slug": "folha-de-s-paulo-english",
    "url": "https://redir.folha.com.br/redir/online//rss091/*https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/world/2026/09/meta-approves-fake-ai-generated-political-ads-paid-from-us-targeting-brazilian-audience-study-finds.shtml"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Meta approved political ads containing AI-generated false election information, targeting a Brazilian audience and paid for by a US account, according to a study by British organization Eko. Of the 15 ads submitted, which violated TSE (Superior Electoral Court) rules, 13 (87%) were approved by Instagram and Facebook's automated moderation system, although none were shown to users. Leia mais…",
  "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."
}