Campaign mailer in House race spawns accusations of AI manipulation

A campaign mailer used a likely doctored image of House hopeful Rebecca Bennett to target her stance on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, raising alarms about the use of AI in political advertisements.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: May 28, 2026

Words: 703

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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A leading Democratic candidate in the race to take on Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. raised alarms over apparently doctored images in a mailer highlighting her opposition to abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The mailer, sent by an independent expenditure group, depicts a smiling Rebecca Bennett standing among officers decked in riot gear and declares the candidate is “standing for ICE” and “wrong for New Jersey.”

Bennett, who is the …

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