China's bot farms and AI-driven disinformation machine are a genuine threat to Western democracies — fake accounts, deepfakes, and state-backed content farms are flooding social media to stoke division and push Beijing's agenda. The Spamouflage network alone has targeted U.S. elections, Taiwan, and NATO allies, while AI tools now let the CCP run influence operations faster and cheaper than ever. Ignoring this threat isn't an option when the party-state is actively profiling U.S. lawmakers and manipulating platforms used by millions.