Secretary of State Finds Minn. Election Misinformation Source

(TNS) — The office of Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon has traced the recent spread of misinformation about the state’s presidential ballot to a snarky AI chatbot named Grok, which is available to premium users of the social media platform X.

After President Joe Biden dropped out of the race Sunday, screenshots circulated on social media showing Grok responding to a question about whether states' presidential ballot deadlines had passed. The chatbot cited nine states, including Minnesota, where it claimed ballots are “locked and loaded” for the Nov. 5 presidential election.

“So, if you’re planning to run for president in any of these states, you might want to check if you’ve already missed the boat,” the chatbot responds. “But hey, there’s always 2028, right?”

Except that’s not true.

Minnesota’s deadline isn’t until Aug. 26, and no other state’s deadline has passed for candidates to get on the ballot for president and vice president. Still, the faulty information has been shared across several social media platforms and is getting millions of views, Simon said.


https://www.govtech.com/security/secretary-of-state-finds-minn-election-misinformation-source