Cyber● Elevated5d ago · Oct 30, 2026, 9:00 AM
Websites pretending to be local news are boosting Democratic candidates
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NPR News · North America
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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