Midterms Flooded with Unlabeled Deepfakes // AIDRAN

Senate Republicans posted an 85-second AI-generated video of James Talarico to X in March 2026 — realistic, synthetic, and unlabeled. The NRSC did not add a disclaimer because nothing in federal law required one . This is the operative fact of the 2026 midterm deepfake situation: the absence of disclosure is not a violation, it is compliance with the current standard. Campaigns that choose not to label AI content are making a legal choice, not an ethical breach that regulators have any authority to correct.

Political Deepfakes Fill the 2026 Midterms While Federal Law Stays Silent

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