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AI-generated political ads surge in US midterms, mostly Republican
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At least 220 political ads generated or enhanced with artificial intelligence have circulated in the leadup to the US midterms, at a cost of almost $137 million, according to tracking by BBC Verify and other monitors. The ads are mostly Republican, and campaigns are increasingly using AI to reach voters.
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How the outlets frame it
2 outlets, each read from its own headline and openingTap a logo to see the outlet, the headline it was read from, and where it sits on every measure.
Does the report cast the development as bad news or good news?
Both read as neutral.
Does the report play the story up to grab attention?
Both read as measured.
Do the words judge rather than describe?
Both read as neutral wording.
Does the report give room to one side only?
Both read as straight.
All 2 outlets and the headlines they were read from
BBC News
The rise of AI election ads in US midterms campaignFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
NBC News
More candidates are using AI in political ads to get your voteFraming: Neutral · Sensationalism: Measured · Loaded language: Neutral wording · Slant: Straight
Each outlet is read blind: a classifier sees its headline and opening next to the story's own headline, without the outlet's name, and scores how the report presents the story. A logo sits at the classifier's average reading, so it can fall between two levels. These readings compare coverage of this story only; they are not ratings of the outlets.
The story as a whole
Read from all the reports togetherAffects most US readers
No time pressure
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No violence reported
Other signals
5 found · 16 not present- Policy areaElections and voting
- Where it happensUnited States national
- What a reader getsNew facts
- ToneNeutral and factual
- Main political actorA political party
- Article typenot present
- Topicnot present
- Government levelnot present
- Civil liberties questionnot present
- Market relevancenot present
- Which marketunclear
- Market horizonnot present
- Who is economically affectednot present
- Corporate dimensionnot present
- Conflict dimensionnot present
- Conflict direction reportednot present
- Humanitarian impactnot present
- Public safetynot present
- Public healthnot present
- Scientific evidencenot present
- Legal risk in the reportingnot present
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