Nithya Raman Campaign Fires Back at Thrive LA Over Fake Real Estate Signs and AI Phone Line Impersonating Mayoral Hopeful Nithya Raman's campaign has filed an ethics complaint accusing Thrive LA of five disclosure violations and demanding action before the November 3 election. The complaint targets a series of attack ads mocking Raman's record on homelessness, including a mock real estate campaign featuring AI-generated signs and a battered RV. The campaign argues that the lack of transparency in the advertising is a major issue and that callers should not have to ask who is behind the recording to learn they are listening to a political advertisement. A political group, Thrive LA, has come under fire for a series of attack ads targeting Nithya Raman's homelessness record. The campaign has filed an ethics complaint accusing the group of five disclosure violations and demanding action before the election. Thrive unleashed a series of ads for the fictional 'Nithya Raman Realty,' featuring an AI-generated Raman promising low-cost housing options, but with a twist. The ads warned of 'Needles, Crime, Tents, Zero Accountability' and mocked Raman's record on homelessness. Footage provided by a store owner shows Raman's district in Sherman Oaks, California, where the campaign has filed an ethics complaint against Thrive LA.Tampa Political Group Defends AI Satire AdsThrive executive director Ana Teresa Dahan defended the campaign as political satire, saying the group's political spending and advertising would not have been identifiable if they hadn't included disclosures. Raman's campaign has argued that the problem goes beyond the signs themselves and the lack of transparency in the advertising is a major issue. The mock real estate ads feature a phone number answered by an AI-generated voice impersonating Raman, inviting callers into an interactive conversation about homelessness.Callers should not have to ask who is behind the recording to learn they are listening to a political advertisement, according to Raman's campaign. The complaint also targets a network of Instagram accounts accused of spreading anti-Raman videos to potentially millions of viewers without identifying who paid for them. Videos featured Thrive's mock real estate signs and battered RV, alongside messages including 'Want an encampment down the block? Nithya's your vote.' Raman's campaign alleges the posts were part of a coordinated effort to make paid political advertising appear to be ordinary viral content, without the required sponsorship disclosures.