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Ken Paxton Releases AI-Generated Ad Featuring James Talarico
Paxton’s campaign released an AI-generated ad combining fabricated lines with Talarico’s past remarks in a fictional performance. Coverage differs on whether it misrepresents Talarico or is Paxton’s response using his own words.
Lead article · Newsweek · CENTERTalarico Leads Paxton in Poll Conducted with Trump's Go-to Pollster Amid Texas RNCOUTLETSOUTLETS
87 RATED7 RATED
ARTICLESARTICLES
103 COPIES3 COPIES
SPANCOVERAGE SPAN
7DAYSDAYS
AVG CREDAVG CRED
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The sides
How each side told it
OUTLETS BY LEAN7 RATED · 1 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
THE FRAME20% · AVG CRED 57
“Casting the ad as deceptive”
1 MORE LEFT
Daily KosSEP 8 · 6:55 PMKEN PAXTON'S BS AI Campaign Ad Features a Fake James Talarico Misquoting HimselfTalaricoNeutralPaxtonBad lookCRED 44
People · 2 PEOPLE
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Talarico and Paxton were named together by 5 of 8 outlets. Counted by outlet.
GOODMIXEDNEUTRALBADCOUNTED BY OUTLET
D · TX
Responded to Paxton’s AI-generated ad, which depicted him in a fictional performance combining fabricated lines with past remarks.
NAMED BY 7 OF 8
LEFT
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL2 OF 2 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly neutral, 2 of 2 outlets.
CENTER
◆ MIXED3 OF 3 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 3 of 3 outlets.
RIGHT
▼ MOSTLY BAD1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mostly bad, 1 of 1 outlet.
R · TX
Released an AI-generated ad assembling Talarico’s past remarks into a fictional performance to criticize him.
NAMED BY 6 OF 8
LEFT
▼ MOSTLY BAD2 OF 2 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly bad, 2 of 2 outlets.
CENTER
▼ MOSTLY BAD2 OF 2 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly bad, 2 of 2 outlets.
RIGHT
◇ SPLITACROSS 2 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: split across 2 outlets (1 good · 1 mixed).
Timeline · 7 DAYS
When each side picked it up
ARTICLES PER DAY
LEFTCENTERRIGHTRIGHT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 58H AFTER THE FIRST REPORTRIGHT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 58H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT
When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 2 articles, first sep 8 · 6:55 pm. center: 5 articles, first sep 9 · 11:45 am, 17 hours after the first report. right-leaning: 2 articles, first sep 11 · 5:00 am, 58 hours after the first report. unrated: 1 article, first sep 10 · 3:00 pm.
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