# AI chatbots rely on obscure voter sites for election answers, report says

Digest AI · Society & Work · published 2026-11-01T00:00:14Z

Canonical: https://digestai.news/story/ai-chatbots-rely-on-obscure-voter-sites-for-election-answers-report-sa

## Summary

Tests: chatbots rely on three obscure AI-built voter sites for US midterm answers; Copilot cited the error-prone Ballot Brief in 75% of tests and ChatGPT in 22%
Washington Post : Tests: chatbots rely on three obscure AI-built voter sites for US midterm answers; Copilot cited the error-prone Ballot Brief in 75% of tests and ChatGPT in 22%   —  Frustrated with hunting for information on political candidates, Ben Torres Ezrick set out to build a one-stop shop for voters. Washington Post : Tests: chatbots rely on three obscure AI-built voter sites for US midterm answers; Copilot cited the error-prone Ballot Brief in 75% of tests and ChatGPT in 22%   —  Frustrated with hunting for information on political candidates, Ben Torres Ezrick set out to build a one-stop shop for voters.

## Key points

- Copilot cited the error-prone Ballot Brief website in 75% of tests.
- ChatGPT cited Ballot Brief in 22% of political query tests.
- Ballot Brief was created by Ben Torres Ezrick as an AI-built voter resource.

## Why it matters

The reliance of major AI platforms on unverified, synthetic voter information sites poses significant risks of spreading misinformation during elections.

## Sources

1. [Tests: chatbots rely on three obscure AI-built voter sites for US midterm answers; Copilot cited the error-prone Ballot Brief in 75% of tests and ChatGPT in 22%](https://washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/10/30/how-an-obscure-website-became-force-americas-election-information-machine?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzkzMzMyODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzk0NzE4Nzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3OTMzMzI4MDAsImp0aSI6ImFlZmU1ZmI3LThlMmItNDYwOC1iMmVhLWJiZDg2YTFmZDQ1ZCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5LzIwMjYvMTAvMzAvaG93LWFuLW9ic2N1cmUtd2Vic2l0ZS1iZWNhbWUtZm9yY2UtYW1lcmljYXMtZWxlY3Rpb24taW5mb3JtYXRpb24tbWFjaGluZS8ifQ.lCIALy15UkNNilYI0FU_HKDmoqz6MM-BgZD4xUT8pME&itid=gfta) (washingtonpost.com, 2026-11-01)

Part of the developing story: [OpenAI Fights AI Election Interference](https://digestai.news/thread/openai-restricts-photorealistic-political-deepfakes-in-chatgpt-images-ahead-of) (3 stories)

## Cite

Digest AI, "AI chatbots rely on obscure voter sites for election answers, report says", 1 November 2026, https://digestai.news/story/ai-chatbots-rely-on-obscure-voter-sites-for-election-answers-report-sa

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