Dutch PM Rob Jetten uses AI to write social media posts

Hundreds of social media posts by Prime Minister Rob Jetten and his party D66 were written by artificial intelligence, the Volkskrant discovered. Jetten’s AI-generated posts cover sensitive topics, including the war in Ukraine, the commemoration of the MH17 plane crash, and the government’s apology to the Mollucan people. Experts worry about the effect this will have on the Prime Minister’s credibility.

The Volkskrant examined all posts on Jetten’s personal accounts and the D66’s party accounts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn dating back to 2021 - a total of 1,812 unique posts. It found that at least 232 posts, 68 from the Prime Minister and 164 from the D66, were generated by an AI chatbot like ChatGPT or Claude. The newspaper used the AI detector program Pangram for this study and asked three experts to review the investigation.

According to the newspaper, Jetten and his party started leaning heavily on AI from June 4, 2025, the day after the Schoof I Cabinet collapsed. From then on, 30 percent of posts by Jetten and D66 were written using AI. In addition, at least a page and a half of Jetten’s book Hoe het wél kan and his lines in three D66 campaign videos were written with AI.

The Volkskrant also analyzed social media posts by Dilan Yeşilgöz (VVD) and Henri Bontenbal (CDA), the leaders of the other two coalition parties, for comparison. It found virtually no AI-generated posts on their personal accounts or those of their parties.

The D66 acknowledged to the newspaper that some posts by Jetten and the party were written by an AI model. “Every post and all content always begins and ends with the oversight and refinement of our staff,” the party stressed. “We use AI as a tool, just as so many Dutch people do,” the D66 said. “Naturally, always within the bounds of the law and in a responsible manner.”

Jetten himself did not answer the Volkskrant’s questions. His party maintains that the posts on Jetten’s profile are personal, even if they were written by an AI model. “The texts were written based on input from Rob Jetten and are approved and adjusted by Rob Jetten himself.”

Claes de Vreese, a professor of AI and Society at the University of Amsterdam, worries that Jetten is jeopardizing his credibility by presenting AI-generated posts as his own words. “Language models create a kind of desirable emotion, not necessarily what you truly feel. People will start to wonder: who is the real Jetten? I don’t think there is much to gain by letting that situation arise. This approach dilutes the Prime Minister’s authenticity.”

Jetten is damaging not only his own reputation, but also public trust in politics, De Vreese said. “Right now, most people assume that information from official channels - especially the Prime Minister’s personal account - is genuine. But that is already changing. The big question Jetten needs to ask himself is whether he, as Prime Minister and party leader, wants to contribute to that process. Having a computer generate personal messages - particularly regarding sensitive topics - only adds fuel to the fire.”