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We’ve tracked $80M of spending on almost 170 AI‑generated political ads this year – it’s weird

Almost 170 ads and $80 million in spending and only 31% with a disclaimer: Here’s what researchers found when they tracked AI in this year’s campaign ads.

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Election officials are fighting wavering voter trust by making mundane processes visible and recruiting citizens to help

A midterm election is coming. In the face of wavering voter trust – some of it driven by forces outside their control – what can election officials actually do to keep elections credible?

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Lula’s UN address points to two starkly different visions of Brazilian nationalism ahead of crucial election

The race between the incumbent president and Flávio Bolsonaro is a part of a decades-long right-left split in the country over the meaning of the nation.

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Pardoned by Trump and escaping charges at home, ex‑Honduran leader’s case shows a nation’s struggle for sovereignty

Juan Orlando Hernández’s escape from legal accountability at home and abroad point to the larger challenges of democracy building under the shadow of US power.