NC election experts warn about voter trust as AI makes political misinformation easier to create

By: Trevon Spencer

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: October 2, 2026

Words: 757

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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SALISBURY — Artificial intelligence is making it easier to create realistic political images, videos and audio, leaving voters with a new question as they head toward the midterm elections: How do they know what they are seeing is real?

That question was at the center of a panel discussion at Catawba College’s “Ballots & Bots” event earlier this week, where election officials, journalists and students discussed the growing challenge of protecting public …

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