# Russian operatives likely behind fake videos targeting Texas Senate candidate James Talarico

https://mins.news/en/video/111924

- NBC News, 2026-10-22 23:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyxDhpGA4bw

> Three teams of disinformation researchers said Russian operatives are most likely trying to meddle in Texas’s Senate race, in the most prominent example yet of a foreign effort to mislead voters. The fake videos target Democratic and Republican candidates who support Ukraine, NBC News reported.

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