source_id,title,publisher,author,publication_date,url,source_type,primary_secondary,jurisdiction,language,source_quality,source_independence,method_transparency,access_status,archive_url,content_hash,retrieved_at,notes
src-ro-ccr-20241206,"Press Release, 6 December 2024",Constitutional Court of Romania,,2024-12-06,https://www.ccr.ro/en/press-release-6-dec/,court_release,primary,Romania,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Authoritative record of annulment; does not by itself resolve every underlying factual or causal claim.
src-ro-ccr-summary-2025,Summary of cases delivered by the Constitutional Court of Romania,Constitutional Court of Romania,,2025-04-01,https://www.ccr.ro/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SUMMARY-OF-THE-CASES-DELIVERED.pdf,court_summary,primary,Romania,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Includes the court's summary of Decision No. 32 of 6 December 2024.
src-ro-ec-tiktok-20241217,Commission opens formal proceedings against TikTok on election risks under the Digital Services Act,European Commission,,2024-12-17,https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-opens-formal-proceedings-against-tiktok-election-risks-under-digital-services-act,regulatory_release,primary,European Union,en,A,independent_or_official,not_applicable_official_record,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Opening of proceedings is not a final finding of infringement.
src-ro-venice-202503,Urgent report on the cancellation of election results by constitutional courts,European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission),,2025-03-17,https://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/default.aspx?pdffile=CDL-AD%282025%29003-e,legal_analysis,primary,Council of Europe,en,A,independent_or_official,not_applicable_official_record,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Standards-oriented analysis of annulment in the digital-technology context.
src-ro-odihr-repeat-final,"Romania, Presidential Election, 4 and 18 May 2025: Final Report",OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights,,2025-10-28,https://odihr.osce.org/sites/default/files/f/documents/f/3/600295_0.pdf,election_observation,primary,Romania,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,ODIHR final observation report published 28 October 2025.
src-ro-tiktok-integrity,Continuing to protect the integrity of TikTok during Romanian elections,TikTok,,2024-12-06,https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-eu/continuing-to-protect-the-integrity-of-tiktok-during-romanian-elections,platform_transparency,primary,Romania,en,C,interested_or_mixed,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Interested-party self-report published 6 December 2024 and updated 7 January 2025; metrics retain the platform's own denominators.
src-ro-ifes-202412,Romanian 2024 Election Annulment: Addressing Emerging Threats to Electoral Integrity,International Foundation for Electoral Systems,,2024-12-18,https://www.ifes.org/publications/romanian-2024-election-annulment-addressing-emerging-threats-electoral-integrity,civil_society_analysis,secondary,Romania,en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Independent institutional analysis.
src-ro-sri-csat-20241204,Declassified SRI report submitted to the Supreme Council of National Defence,"Romanian Intelligence Service, published by the Presidency of Romania",,2024-12-04,https://www.presidency.ro/files/userfiles/Documente%20CSAT/Document%20CSAT%20SRI%20I.pdf,declassified_intelligence_report,primary,Romania,ro,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,"Authoritative evidence of what SRI reported. It is not a final adjudication of the operator, sponsor, reach, or electoral effect."
src-ro-snoop-pnl-20241220,ANAF found that PNL paid for a campaign that heavily promoted Călin Georgescu on TikTok,Snoop.ro,Mirela Neag|Cătălin Tolontan|Iulia Roșu|Răzvan Luțac,2024-12-20,https://snoop.ro/anaf-a-descoperit-ca-pnl-a-platit-o-campanie-care-l-a-promovat-masiv-pe-calin-georgescu-pe-tiktok/,investigative_reporting,secondary,Romania,ro,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,The PNL funding finding rests partly on a confidential ANAF source and vendor correspondence. Kensington said its brief had been altered or hijacked; this record must not be used to infer PNL intent to support Georgescu.
src-ro-dfrlab-repeat-20250826,Cross-platform campaign accuses Moldova's Sandu of meddling in Romanian elections,Digital Forensic Research Lab,Valentin Châtelet,2025-08-26,https://dfrlab.org/2025/08/26/cross-platform-campaign-accuses-moldovas-sandu-of-meddling-in-romanian-elections/,technical_investigation,secondary,Romania|Moldova,en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Public-data network investigation. View and engagement totals are non-unique platform metrics; pro-Russia orientation does not establish Russian-state command.
src-md-odihr-prelim-20241021,Moldova presidential election and constitutional referendum: Statement of preliminary findings and conclusions,OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights,,2024-10-21,https://cdn.osce.org/sites/default/files/f/documents/9/d/578815_0.pdf,election_observation,primary,Moldova,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Preliminary observation statement.
src-md-odihr-final-20250314,"Moldova: Presidential Election and Constitutional Referendum, 20 October and 3 November 2024 — Final Report",OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights,,2025-03-14,https://odihr.osce.org/odihr/elections/moldova/587451,election_observation,primary,Moldova,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Final observation report and recommendations.
src-md-reuters-payments-20241024,Moldova police say businessman Shor channelled $39 million to pay off voters,Reuters,,2024-10-24,https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldova-police-say-businessman-shor-channelled-24-million-pay-off-voters-2024-10-24/,news_reporting,secondary,Moldova,en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Reports a police allegation; dollar figure in headline and URL should be preserved as published.
src-md-eeas-fimi-202401,2nd EEAS Report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Threats,European External Action Service,,2024-01-23,https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2024/EEAS-2nd-Report%20on%20FIMI%20Threats-January-2024_0.pdf,government_threat_report,primary,European Union,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Documents an AI-generated video impersonating Maia Sandu in the broader Moldova information environment.
src-md-meta-threat-reporting,Taking Action Against Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior in Moldova,Meta,,2024-10-11,https://about.fb.com/news/2024/10/taking-action-against-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-in-moldova/,platform_transparency,primary,Moldova,en,C,interested_or_mixed,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Platform self-report. Gross follower figures were largely outside Moldova and indicative of fake engagement; Meta said it disrupted the operation before it built an authentic audience.
src-md-odihr-parliament-202602,"Moldova, Parliamentary Elections, 28 September 2025: Final Report",OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights,,2026-02-18,https://odihr.osce.org/odihr/662251,election_observation,primary,Moldova,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Canonical ODIHR landing page verifies publication on 18 February 2026 and links the English report. The provider's PDF filename embeds 18.02.2025 despite the 2026 publication date.
src-md-eeas-activity-2025,2024 Report on EEAS Activities to Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference,European External Action Service,,2025-01-01,https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2025/documents/2024%20Report%20on%20EEAS%20Activities%20to%20Counter%20FIMI.pdf,government_activity_report,primary,European Union,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Cross-case institutional response and Moldova context.
src-md-dfrlab-infoleaders-20250924,Paid to post: Russia-linked digital army seeks to undermine Moldovan election,Digital Forensic Research Lab,Valentin Châtelet|Victoria Olari,2025-09-24,https://dfrlab.org/2025/09/24/paid-to-post-russia-linked-digital-army-seeks-to-undermine-moldovan-election/,technical_investigation,secondary,Moldova,en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,"Network analysis grounded in 253 accounts and linked undercover reporting. Metrics measure platform output and engagement, not unique voters; ties to Moscow-linked structures do not prove direct Kremlin command."
src-us-fcc-ai-voice-20240208,FCC Makes AI-Generated Voices in Robocalls Illegal,Federal Communications Commission,,2024-02-08,https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-24-17A1.pdf,regulatory_ruling,primary,United States,en,A,independent_or_official,not_applicable_official_record,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-15,Declaratory ruling that AI-generated voices are artificial voices under the TCPA. Direct official PDF replacement verified 2026-08-15.
src-us-fcc-kramer-nal-20240523,FCC Proposes $6 Million Fine for Deepfake Robocalls Around New Hampshire Primary,Federal Communications Commission,,2024-05-23,https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-24-59A1.pdf,enforcement_notice,primary,United States,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-15,"Notice of apparent liability, not yet the final forfeiture order. Direct official PDF replacement verified 2026-08-15."
src-us-fcc-lingo-nal-pdf-20240523,Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture: Lingo Telecom,Federal Communications Commission,,2024-05-23,https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-24-60A1.pdf,enforcement_order,primary,United States,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,"Primary source for call counts, attestation, and originating-provider allegations."
src-us-nhdoj-kramer-20240523,Steven Kramer Charged with Voter Suppression over AI-Generated President Biden Robocalls,New Hampshire Department of Justice,,2024-05-23,https://www.doj.nh.gov/news-and-media/steven-kramer-charged-voter-suppression-over-ai-generated-president-biden-robocalls,law_enforcement_release,primary,New Hampshire,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,"Authoritative record of charges; charges are allegations, not proof of guilt."
src-us-fcc-lingo-settlement-20240821,FCC Settles Spoofed AI-Generated Robocalls Case,Federal Communications Commission,,2024-08-21,https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-24-790A1.pdf,enforcement_settlement,primary,United States,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-15,Settlement with originating provider; not an adjudication of every allegation. Direct official PDF replacement verified 2026-08-15.
src-us-fcc-kramer-fine-20240926,FCC Issues $6 Million Fine for Illegal Robocalls that Used Deepfake Generative AI,Federal Communications Commission,,2024-09-26,https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-24-104A1.pdf,enforcement_order,primary,United States,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-15,Final FCC forfeiture action. Direct official PDF replacement verified 2026-08-15.
src-us-nhpr-acquittal-20250613,Political operative behind fake Biden robocalls in N.H. primary found not guilty,New Hampshire Public Radio,,2025-06-13,https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-06-13/political-operative-fake-biden-robocalls-nh-primary-found-not-guilty,news_reporting,secondary,New Hampshire,en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Reports acquittal on all state criminal charges and distinguishes civil enforcement.
src-br-tse-res-23755-20260302,"Resolução nº 23.755, de 2 de março de 2026",Tribunal Superior Eleitoral,,2026-03-02,https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/compilada/res/2026/resolucao-no-23-755-de-2-de-marco-de-2026,electoral_regulation,primary,Brazil,pt,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,"Core legal source for 2026 synthetic-content, AI-provider, platform, and compliance duties."
src-br-tse-calendar-202603,Eleições 2026: confira as principais datas do calendário eleitoral,Tribunal Superior Eleitoral,,2026-03-06,https://www.tse.jus.br/comunicacao/noticias/2026/Marco/eleicoes-2026-confira-as-principais-datas-do-calendario-eleitoral,election_calendar,primary,Brazil,pt,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Official TSE election-calendar publication dated 6 March 2026.
src-br-tse-ai-rules-202604,Por Dentro das Eleições: conheça as regras sobre uso de IA na campanha eleitoral de 2026,Tribunal Superior Eleitoral,,2026-04-10,https://www.tse.jus.br/comunicacao/noticias/2026/Abril/por-dentro-das-eleicoes-conheca-as-regras-sobre-uso-de-ia-na-campanha-eleitoral-de-2026,official_explainer,primary,Brazil,pt,A,independent_or_official,not_applicable_official_record,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Official TSE explainer published 10 April 2026.
src-br-tse-platforms-202607,Eleições 2026: TSE e plataformas digitais firmam parcerias para ampliar combate à desinformação,Tribunal Superior Eleitoral,,2026-07-16,https://www.tse.jus.br/comunicacao/noticias/2026/Julho/eleicoes-2026-tse-e-plataformas-digitais-firmam-parcerias-para-ampliar-combate-a-desinformacao,institutional_release,primary,Brazil,pt,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Official TSE institutional release published 16 July 2026.
src-br-tse-compliance-202607,Plataformas têm até 16 de agosto para apresentar planos de conformidade eleitoral nas campanhas pela internet,Tribunal Superior Eleitoral,,2026-07-28,https://www.tse.jus.br/comunicacao/noticias/2026/Julho/plataformas-tem-ate-16-de-agosto-para-apresentar-planos-de-conformidade-eleitoral-nas-campanhas-pela-internet,institutional_release,primary,Brazil,pt,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Official TSE compliance-plan notice published 28 July 2026.
src-br-tse-agu-20260803,TSE e AGU firmam acordo de boas práticas sobre IA nas Eleições 2026,Tribunal Superior Eleitoral,,2026-08-03,https://www.tse.jus.br/comunicacao/noticias/2026/Agosto/tse-e-agu-firmam-acordo-de-boas-praticas-sobre-ia-nas-eleicoes-2026,institutional_agreement,primary,Brazil,pt,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Observed preparedness action.
src-br-tse-council-20260807,TSE cria conselho para acompanhar desinformação e uso de inteligência artificial,Tribunal Superior Eleitoral,,2026-08-07,https://www.tse.jus.br/comunicacao/noticias/2026/Agosto/tse-cria-conselho-para-acompanhar-desinformacao-e-uso-de-inteligencia-artificial,institutional_release,primary,Brazil,pt,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Observed preparedness action.
src-br-tse-elevenlabs-202608,Eleições 2026: TSE fecha acordo com ElevenLabs contra deepfakes de voz,Tribunal Superior Eleitoral,,2026-08-06,https://www.tse.jus.br/comunicacao/noticias/2026/Agosto/eleicoes-2026-tse-fecha-acordo-com-elevenlabs-contra-deepfakes-de-voz,institutional_agreement,primary,Brazil,pt,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Official TSE cooperation announcement published 6 August 2026.
src-br-reuters-avatar-20260728,Brazil's Bolsonaro is barred from this year's election. Can his AI avatar campaign instead?,Reuters,,2026-07-28,https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/brazils-bolsonaro-is-barred-this-years-election-can-his-ai-avatar-campaign-2026-07-28/,news_reporting,secondary,Brazil,en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,"Documents the avatar, disclosure, competing legal arguments, and unresolved court status."
src-br-aio-202411,AI in the 2024 Brazilian Elections,AI Observatory and Data Privacy Brasil,,2024-11-01,https://www.dataprivacybr.org/en/documentos/ai-in-the-2024-brazilian-elections/,civil_society_research,secondary,Brazil,en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Empirical counterweight: fewer high-impact AI incidents than widely feared in 2024 municipal elections.
src-us-fec-dates-2026,2026 Congressional Primary Dates and Candidate Filing Deadlines for Ballot Access,Federal Election Commission,,2026-05-18,https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2026pdates.pdf,election_calendar,primary,United States,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Official election-date PDF states that its information is current as of 18 May 2026.
src-us-cisa-genai-202401,Risk in Focus: Generative AI and the 2024 Election Cycle,Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency,,2024-01-01,https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/risk-focus-generative-ai-and-2024-election-cycle,government_risk_assessment,primary,United States,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Concludes generative AI is more likely to amplify existing election risks than create wholly new ones.
src-us-odni-update-20241021,"Election Security Update, 21 October 2024",Office of the Director of National Intelligence,,2024-10-21,https://www.odni.gov/files/FMIC/documents/ODNI-Election-Security-Update-20241021.pdf,intelligence_assessment,primary,United States,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,"Prior-cycle evidence for foreign influence and synthetic content; used as preparedness context, not a 2026 incident."
src-us-fec-ai-disposition-2024,Commission approves notification of disposition and interpretive rule on artificial intelligence in campaign ads,Federal Election Commission,,2024-09-19,https://www.fec.gov/updates/commission-approves-notification-of-disposition-interpretive-rule-on-artificial-intelligence-in-campaign-ads/,regulatory_notice,primary,United States,en,A,independent_or_official,not_applicable_official_record,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Technology-neutral interpretation of a narrow fraudulent-misrepresentation provision; not a broad federal deepfake rule.
src-us-ncsl-20260623,Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Elections and Campaigns,National Conference of State Legislatures,,2026-06-23,https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/artificial-intelligence-ai-in-elections-and-campaigns,legislative_tracker,secondary,United States,en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,"As of update, 31 states had enacted political-deepfake laws; approaches differ."
src-us-reuters-midterms-20260328,AI deepfakes blur reality in 2026 US midterm campaigns,Reuters,Joseph Ax|Helen Coster,2026-03-28,https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/ai-deepfakes-blur-reality-2026-us-midterm-campaigns-2026-03-28/,news_reporting,secondary,United States,en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,"Documents attributed campaign use, disclosure salience, and multiple observed 2026 synthetic ads; does not measure electoral effect."
src-us-fcc-kramer-final-pdf-20240926,Forfeiture Order: Steve S. Kramer,Federal Communications Commission,,2024-09-26,https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-24-104A1.pdf,enforcement_order,primary,United States,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,"Final primary record for attribution, call campaign, caller-ID findings, and the $6 million forfeiture."
src-us-fcc-lingo-consent-202408,Order and Consent Decree: Lingo Telecom,Federal Communications Commission,,2024-08-21,https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-24-790A1.txt,enforcement_settlement,primary,United States,en,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,"Primary consent-decree text for 3,978 completed calls, $1 million civil penalty, and compliance plan."
src-us-ap-kramer-acquittal-20250613,Political consultant acquitted over AI-generated Biden robocalls,Associated Press,,2025-06-13,https://apnews.com/article/ai-robocalls-new-hampshire-biden-kramer-e87ef8848a2a6515202535a6e800da07,news_reporting,secondary,New Hampshire,en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Independent report of acquittal on all 22 state charges and actor account.
src-us-lwv-kramer-civil,League of Women Voters of New Hampshire v. Kramer,League of Women Voters,,2025-11-21,https://www.lwv.org/legal-center/league-women-voters-new-hampshire-v-kramer,civil_case_index,secondary,United States,en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,"Case index and outcome summary linking filings; default judgment must be described as default, not a contested trial."
src-us-ap-kramer-default-202511,Federal court enters default judgment over AI Biden robocall,Associated Press,,2025-11-25,https://apnews.com/article/ai-robocalls-biden-new-hampshire-7bb71c5ab962760995469c3b6f787a86,news_reporting,secondary,United States,en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,"Reports the 21 November default judgment, $22,500 total damages, and nationwide injunction."
src-br-tse-res-23610-consolidated,"Resolução nº 23.610, de 18 de dezembro de 2019 — consolidated text",Tribunal Superior Eleitoral,,2019-12-18,https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/compilada/res/2019/resolucao-no-23-610-de-18-de-dezembro-de-2019,electoral_regulation,primary,Brazil,pt,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,"Consolidated operative text, including arts. 9-B and 9-C as amended."
src-br-avatar-petition-20260726,Representação eleitoral concerning the Jair Bolsonaro AI avatar at the PL convention,Federação Brasil da Esperança,,2026-07-26,https://static.congressoemfoco.com.br/2026/07/27/attachment/2026/07/27/cd5726_tse_fe_brasil_ia_jair_convencao_pl_26_jul__2026.pdf,court_filing,primary,Brazil,pt,A,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Primary record of filing and allegations in RP 0601315-97.2026.6.00.0000; not proof of violation.
src-br-ft-avatar-202607,Jair Bolsonaro faces legal challenge over AI avatar,Financial Times,,2026-07-28,https://www.ft.com/content/e18c380f-c25d-4e91-8135-d9c2424ab720,news_reporting,secondary,Brazil,en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Independent report of legal challenge and counsel's denial of Jair Bolsonaro's authorisation.
src-br-folha-avatar-defense-202607,Flávio diz ao TSE que vídeo de IA com Bolsonaro é legal e não engana o eleitorado,Folha de S.Paulo,,2026-07-28,https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2026/07/flavio-diz-ao-tse-que-video-de-ia-com-bolsonaro-e-legal-e-nao-engana-o-eleitorado.shtml,news_reporting,secondary,Brazil,pt,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Reports the defence position; does not establish that the legal reading is correct.
src-br-poder360-avatar-pending-20260811,Kassio marca reunião com ministros do TSE para definir IA de Bolsonaro,Poder360,,2026-08-11,https://www.poder360.com.br/poder-justica/kassio-marca-reuniao-com-ministros-do-tse-para-definir-ia-de-bolsonaro/,news_reporting,secondary,Brazil,pt,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Time-sensitive status report; a scheduled meeting is not an adjudication.
src-us-nrsc-talarico-20260311,New ad: James Talarico reads his most memorable tweets,National Republican Senatorial Committee,,2026-03-11,https://www.nrsc.org/press-releases/new-ad-james-talarico-reads-his-most-memorable-tweets-2026-03-11/,actor_release,primary,United States,en,C,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,"Primary actor record and transcript; A for what the NRSC published, C for evaluative claims."
src-us-nrsc-talarico-youtube,James Talarico Reads His Most Memorable Tweets,National Republican Senatorial Committee / YouTube,,2026-03-11,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIDhhVah4xE,primary_artifact,primary,United States,en,C,independent_or_official,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Dynamic platform metric; one-platform views are not unique or total exposure.
src-us-berkeley-talarico-2026,Hany Farid delves into newly released deepfakes of James Talarico,UC Berkeley School of Information,,2026-04-28,https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/news/presscoverage/2026/hany-farid-delves-newly-released-deepfakes-james-talarico,expert_analysis,secondary,United States,en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Expert analysis page published 28 April 2026; supports forensic and disclosure context rather than reach or electoral effect.
src-global-pdid-2024,Introducing the Political Deepfakes Incidents Database,Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence,Christina P. Walker|Daniel S. Schiff|Kaylyn Jackson Schiff,2024-03-24,https://ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AAAI/article/view/30349/32389,peer_reviewed_methodology,secondary,Global,en,A,independent_secondary,sufficiently_described_or_reproducible,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Comparative methodology and field map; this dataset adds claim-level causal safeguards and falsifiable control-shift-hypothesis coding.
src-global-row-tracker-20240416,How we're tracking AI incidents around global elections,Rest of World,Victoria Turk,2024-04-16,https://restofworld.org/2024/tracking-global-election-ai/,journalistic_methodology,secondary,Global,en,B,independent_secondary,sufficiently_described_or_reproducible,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,"Used for methodological comparison and leads, not copied as a source dataset."
src-global-meta-muted-20241203,Meta says generative AI had muted impact on global elections in 2024,Reuters,,2024-12-03,https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/meta-says-gen-ai-had-muted-impact-global-elections-this-year-2024-12-03/,news_reporting,secondary,Global,en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-11,Reports Meta's interested-party assessment that generative-AI misinformation had limited reach on its platforms.
src-us-ca11-gazetteer-20260804,A parody Connie Chan chatbot is Scott Wiener's newest tactic,Gazetteer SF,Eddie Kim,2026-08-04,https://sf.gazetteer.co/a-parody-connie-chan-chatbot-is-scott-wieners-newest-tactic,news_reporting_with_direct_observation,secondary,"California, United States",en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-12,"Directly inspected the interface and privacy policy; documents Anthropic, AWS, Google Analytics, 90-day conversation retention and authorised staff review. Does not identify the exact model version or deployment route."
src-us-ca11-sfgate-20260804,"Wiener, backed by Anthropic PAC, uses Claude to skewer his SF rival",SFGATE,Anabel Sosa,2026-08-04,https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/scott-wiener-anthropic-billboard-22372638.php,news_reporting_with_campaign_statements,secondary,"California, United States",en,B,interested_or_mixed,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-12,"Supports launch timing, Claude use, campaign control, direct interface observations, and two billboards reported at $20,000. Anthropic did not thereby direct or approve the campaign use."
src-us-ca11-mission-20260807,Scott Wiener pulls the plug on his Connie Chan AI chatbot,Mission Local,Kelly Waldron,2026-08-07,https://missionlocal.org/2026/08/sf-scott-wiener-connie-chan-ai-chatbot/,local_news_reporting,secondary,"California, United States",en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-12,"Supports 3 August launch, 7 August removal, campaign apology, and campaign-reported 5,058 questions during the first 27 hours. Questions are not users, voters, or unique people."
src-us-ca11-axios-20260811,"Scott Wiener's AI chatbot controversy, explained",Axios San Francisco,Nadia Lopez,2026-08-11,https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2026/08/11/sf-scott-wiener-connie-chan-pelosi-ai-chatbot,news_reporting,secondary,"California, United States",en,B,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-12,"Independent synthesis of the Claude-powered opponent simulation, interaction count, criticism, and campaign withdrawal."
src-global-cetas-20240919,AI-Enabled Influence Operations: Threat Analysis of the 2024 UK and European Elections,"Centre for Emerging Technology and Security, Alan Turing Institute",Sam Stockwell,2024-09-19,https://cetas.turing.ac.uk/publications/ai-enabled-influence-operations-threat-analysis-2024-uk-and-european-elections,research_report,secondary,United Kingdom and European Union,en,A,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-12,"Comparative incident research and counterevidence: confirmed viral cases were fewer than forecast and no evidence of result effects was found, while trust, harassment, ethical and information-environment harms remained material."
src-global-knight-20250707,Don't Panic (Yet): Assessing the Evidence and Discourse Around Generative AI and Elections,Knight First Amendment Institute,Felix M. Simon and Sacha Altay,2025-07-07,https://knightcolumbia.org/content/dont-panic-yet-assessing-the-evidence-and-discourse-around-generative-ai-and-elections,scholarly_synthesis,secondary,Global,en,A,independent_secondary,limited_to_published_account,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-12,"Evidence-led counterweight to technological determinism; stresses limited observed electoral effect, difficult mass persuasion, structural context and the need to include transparent, benign, and negative cases."
src-us-proof-aidp-20240227,How We Tested Leading AI Models' Performance on Election Queries,Proof News and AI Democracy Projects,"Rina Palta, Julia Angwin, and Alondra Nelson",2024-02-27,https://www.proofnews.org/how-we-tested-leading-ai-models-performance-on-election-queries/,model_evaluation_methodology,primary,United States,en,A,independent_or_official,sufficiently_described_or_reproducible,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-12,Point-in-time API evaluation of five specified versions. Expert-coded and publicly documented; not a representative user sample and not predictive of future or consumer-interface performance.
src-us-proof-spanish-20241030,AI Models Falter Answering Election Questions in Spanish,"Proof News, AI Democracy Projects, and Factchequeado","Emily Elena Dugdale, Rina Palta, and Rafael Olavarría",2024-10-30,https://www.proofnews.org/ai-models-falter-answering-election-questions-in-spanish/,model_evaluation,primary,"Arizona, United States",en|es,A,independent_or_official,sufficiently_described_or_reproducible,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-12,"Twenty-five queries in two languages across five specified models, 250 responses, with at least two fact-checkers per response. API responses may differ from consumer chatbots."
src-hu-liberties-voting-advice-20260721,Should AI Tell You Who to Vote For? Testing Political Advice in General-Purpose AI Systems During the 2026 Hungarian Election Campaign,Civil Liberties Union for Europe and Hungarian Civil Liberties Union,,2026-07-21,https://dq4n3btxmr8c9.cloudfront.net/files/uz6rz9/LIBERTIES_AI_and_ELECTIONS_2026_04_2007_FINAL.pdf,model_evaluation,primary,Hungary,en|hu,A,independent_or_official,sufficiently_described_or_reproducible,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-12,"Two free consumer systems, five party-aligned profiles, ten repetitions, and two prompt conditions produced 200 outputs. Exact underlying model versions were not visible."
src-us-brennan-eval-20260811,Does AI Fight or Fuel Election Disinformation?,Brennan Center for Justice,"Abdiaziz Ahmed, Alex Brunet, Owen Doyle, David Evan Harris, Mark Krass, Lawrence Norden, and Marcelo Agudo",2026-08-11,https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/does-ai-fight-or-fuel-election-disinformation,model_evaluation,primary,United States,en|es,A,independent_or_official,sufficiently_described_or_reproducible,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-12,"Tests conducted February-August 2026 across chatbot rebuttal, deceptive-media generation and synthetic-image identification. Harmful prompts are intentionally not disclosed. Laboratory capability evidence is not evidence of election deployment or effects."
src-global-nature-voter-dialogue-20251204,Persuading voters using human-artificial intelligence dialogues,Nature,Lin et al.,2025-12-04,https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09771-9,peer_reviewed_randomized_experiment,primary,United States|Canada|Poland,en|fr|pl,A,independent_or_official,sufficiently_described_or_reproducible,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-12,"Preregistered randomized experiments during three real elections. Measures reported preferences and intentions under disclosed experimental interaction; it does not observe campaign deployment, ballots cast, or election-result effects."
src-global-pnas-chatbot-voting-advice-20251208,Chatbot Voting Advice Applications inform but seldom sway young unaligned voters,Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,Hackenburg et al.,2025-12-08,https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2515516122,peer_reviewed_randomized_experiment,primary,United Kingdom,en,A,independent_or_official,sufficiently_described_or_reproducible,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-12,Three experiments using retrieval-augmented voting-advice chatbots grounded in official documents. Knowledge gains were clearer than downstream preference effects; results do not imply all political chatbots are non-persuasive.
src-eu-emnlp-voting-assistant-202411,Large Language Models as Voting Assistants: A Case Study on the European Parliament Elections,Association for Computational Linguistics (EMNLP 2024),Francesco J. D. Baccini and colleagues,2024-11-01,https://aclanthology.org/2024.emnlp-main.312/,peer_reviewed_model_evaluation,primary,European Union,en,A,independent_or_official,sufficiently_described_or_reproducible,public_url_at_cutoff,,,2026-08-12,"Controlled evaluation of Mistral and Mixtral as voting-advice assistants, including group-level variation and curated retrieval. It is a model audit, not evidence of public election deployment."