Onyx Impact Releases a Propaganda Playbook to Combat Disinformation During 2026 Midterm Elections

October 12, 2026

Onyx Impact has released "The Propaganda Playbook," a 41-page guide designed to help journalists, content creators, and organizations combat disinformation ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The resource outlines four key propaganda tactics—manufactured narratives, infrastructure destruction, wealth extraction, and cynicism bombing—while providing strategies to identify and resist them. The playbook particularly emphasizes how Black communities have historically faced information warfare and are now threatened by a "propaganda storm" fueled by Supreme Court decisions, AI-generated content, and social media dysfunction.

Who is affected

Black communities and Black voters
Journalists, content creators, and media organizations (particularly Black and local outlets)
Black-owned businesses
All American voters participating in the 2026 midterm elections
Election officials and lawmakers
Organizations working to combat disinformation

What action is being taken

Onyx Impact is releasing and distributing "The Propaganda Playbook" as a field guide
The Trump administration is utilizing federal agencies to spread false voting information
Social media platforms are prioritizing engagement over accurate information

Why it matters

This matters because the 2026 midterm elections will occur during an unprecedented "propaganda storm" combining AI-generated content, social media misinformation, and weakened voting rights protections following the "Louisiana v. Callais" Supreme Court decision. Black communities, which have historically been targets of disinformation campaigns (such as Russian interference in 2016 and 2020), now face intensified threats to their political participation and voting power. With federal election security programs facing cuts and government agencies potentially spreading false information, the stakes are particularly high for maintaining democratic integrity and protecting communities most vulnerable to targeted disinformation.

What's next

Immediate priorities: funding Black and local media organizations and placing limits on AI-generated content in elections
Long-term priorities: federal civil rights legislation targeting online suppression of Black content
Regulatory and legislative action at both state and federal levels to create upstream safeguards against propaganda

Read full article from source: The Washington Informer