Russian influence operations targeted US midterms using AI images.

Joseph Bodnar spoke to AFP Fact Check about this development. He identified the Russian propaganda campaign as Storm-1516 and highlighted that the narratives used are nearly identical to previous attempts targeting US elections.

“The narrative, content format and distribution patterns are all consistent with the operation’s well-documented tactics,” Joseph said. “I’d expect to see more of the same as the election approaches.”

The full article is available on AFP.