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Websites pretending to be local news are boosting Democratic candidates
NPR · WASHINGTON — The websites of unknown origin are targeting key U.S. House races. They are getting picked up by ChatGPT's responses but Google's products avoid promoting them.
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- 30 October 2026 · 09:00 UTC
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- 30 October 2026 · 09:15 UTC
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- https://www.npr.org/2026/10/30/nx-s1-6014548/midterms-chatgpt-local-news-democrats
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