After starting his campaign with a fake call, Colom shares AI-generated video of Hyde-Smith
Mississippi Senate candidate Scott Colom is campaigning against data center construction, claiming it has increased Entergy customers' electricity costs. Entergy Mississippi disputes the claim, while Colom also faces criticism for using an AI-generated video targeting incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom is using opposition to data center development as a campaign issue in Mississippi. He has called for a pause in data center construction and claimed that data center-related policies cost the average Entergy household about $10.60 more per month.
Entergy Mississippi disputed Colom's claim, saying customers are benefiting from data centers rather than subsidizing them. Colom also shared an AI-generated video depicting a figure resembling Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, prompting criticism from Hyde-Smith campaign manager Jake Monssen, who called the campaign deceptive.