How AI Is Reshaping Election Information Ahead of the 2026 Midterms

The Brennan Center for Justice released an expert brief examining whether AI fights or fuels election disinformation ahead of the 2026 US midterms, as millions of Americans use AI chatbots for election information and creation. Lawrence Norden, vice president of the Elections and Government Program at the Brennan Center, co-authored the report.

Headed into the US midterm elections season, the information environment continues to evolve. Millions of people now use https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/americans-and-ai-2026-chatbots-smart-devices-and-views-on-impact/ AI chatbots, both to retrieve information about elections and to create it. Last week, the Brennan Center for Justice put out an expert brief https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/does-ai-fight-or-fuel-election-disinformation tackling the question, “Does AI Fight or Fuel Election Disinformation?” Justin Hendrix spoke to one of its authors, Lawrence Norden , vice president of the Elections and Government Program at the Brennan Center.