Could AI Disinformation Disrupt the Midterms?

Foreign Policy · Rishi Iyengar · 2026-10-22 10:00 UTC

The answers are more encouraging than you might think.

The answers are more encouraging than you might think.

Elections in the United States have been a battleground for foreign adversaries dating back at least a decade, with Russia, Iran, and China all using cyberattacks and social media campaigns to disrupt or interfere with the voting process. Add in the advanced cyber capabilities of the latest artificial intelligence models, their ability to generate bespoke information on command, and a highly polarized electorate, and the upcoming U.S. midterm elections begin to look like a potential minefield of misinformation.

But the overarching message from more than half a dozen experts whom Foreign Policy spoke to, including current and former tech executives and government officials, is that it’s not time to press the panic button just yet.

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