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Far-Right Parties Use AI to Manipulate 2024 Elections

12/22/2025

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In the run-up to the 2024 European Parliament elections, far-right parties in France, Italy, and Belgium used unlabelled AI content to influence voters.
Investigations identified 131 AI-generated or manipulated items aimed at deepening divisions.
The European Commission warned that sanctions mechanisms do not exist for these actors.
As of 2025, AI-driven manipulation persists with EU responses.
Identity and Democracy (ID) has reformed as Patriots for Europe.

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Story summary

In the run-up to the 2024 European Parliament elections, far-right parties in France, Italy, and Belgium used unlabelled AI content to influence voters.
Investigations identified 131 AI-generated or manipulated items aimed at deepening divisions.
The European Commission warned that sanctions mechanisms do not exist for these actors.
As of 2025, AI-driven manipulation persists with EU responses.
Identity and Democracy (ID) has reformed as Patriots for Europe.