Kat Abughazaleh and CJ Pearson spoke at WIRED World Fair on Wednesday about the influence of social media on politics following Tuesdays midterm elections.

Leading the Future, backed by Silicon Valleys biggest billionaires, had a war chest of $100 million and an aggressive stance against AI regulation. All of it didnt add up to much on Tuesday night.

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From top officials like Pete Hegseth to White House aides to right-wing pundits, the race is on to find someone besides Donald Trump to blame for the Republicans catastrophic losses.

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From high-profile Senate races to local rezoning initiatives, data centers and their supporters did miserably on the ballot in the 2026 midterms.

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Elon Musk almost single-handedly funded the Republican midterms push. But of every traceable dollar Musk put into races that have been decided, more than 99 cents went to a race he lost.

For months, election deniers claimed without evidence that the vote would be rigged. Now they appear to be accepting crushing defeats.

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The AI minister now concedes the estimated figure is less than a third of that. Researchers blame the countrys slow rate of adoption.

While some of Donald Trumps closest allies have remained silent, much of MAGA is blaming him for historic losses.

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With massive upsets in deep red states and stunning wins in Texas, Democrats have redrawn the political mapand decisively taken the House and Senate.

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Influencers, watchdogs, and MAGA pundits are convinced that election fraud is everywhere today, despite a lack of apparent evidence.

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From hallucinations to partisan bias, artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude are not helpful when it comes to Election Day.

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NBCs go-to data guru also isnt quite sure what a subreddit is.

I did a Latino community event [and said] we have to actually fucking vote to tell these motherfuckers to fuck off, Nevada secretary of state Cisco Aguilar tells WIRED.

Ahead of the midterms, WIRED talked to New York Citys mayor about data centers, AI in schools, and the future of the Democratic party.

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With Democrats poised to make significant gains in Tuesdays midterm elections, Trump supporters have been reduced to posting bizarre Star Wars fan fiction.

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