New Mexico Democrats accuse Senate Republicans of violating AI campaign law on misinformation

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: October 5, 2026

Words: 535

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago


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The New Mexico Democratic Party has asked the State Ethics Commission to investigate whether state Senate Republicans’ use of AI-generated images in recent social media posts violate a 2024 state law aimed at curbing political misinformation.

The Senate Republicans and state Sen. Jay Block (R-Rio Rancho) have published or shared artificially generated images of Democrats in recent weeks as part of a campaign accusing the majority Democrats of being corrupt.

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