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US political ads pay creators as little as $25 to influence midterms

Campaigns and lobby groups in the US are paying content creators as little as $25 to produce political ads that do not look like advertisements.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 20 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 20 Oct 2026. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera published first, on 20 October at 19:05 UTC; Fortune followed 11h 54m later. The most recent article, from Fortune, appeared on 21 October at 07:00 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), Fortune.

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  1. The political ads that don’t look like ads Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  2. Political campaigns have poured $137 million on AI-made ads ahead of a crucial midterm—after spending virtually nothing last election cycle Fortune

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