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The AI ‘news’ accounts hyping a blue-state dystopia

AI-generated videos on YouTube spread false claims about companies leaving California, prompting Governor Gavin Newsom's team to collaborate with YouTube to remove over 700 accounts. The content, targeting Newsom as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, includes misleading narratives about closures and decline in the state.

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