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AI-Powered Election Manipulation Campaign Targets Malaysian Voters

September 11, 2026
oecd:2026-09-11-3c86View source ↗

What happened

Anthropic discovered that its Claude AI models were misused by an Istanbul-based company to run a large-scale election manipulation operation in Malaysia. The campaign used AI to create about 1,000 fake social media accounts, fabricate news, and target voters by constituency, undermining democratic processes. Malaysian authorities are investigating.

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Sources and evidence

OECD AI Incidents Monitor
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AI-Powered Election Manipulation Campaign Targets Malaysian Voters
2026-09-11