# Political campaigns have spent more than $16 million on TV ads disclosing AI-generated or manipulated images

https://mins.news/en/item/84348

- CNN, 2026-10-03 03:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/politics/ai-campaign-ads-disclosure-invs-vis?Date=20261002&Profile=CNN

> Political campaigns have spent more than $16 million this year on television ads that disclosed the use of AI-generated or manipulated images, according to a CNN analysis of advertising data. CNN’s Fredreka Schouten examines state laws governing artificial intelligence in political advertising.

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