Morocco election law: offence for AI-made false content (2026)
Morocco election law, amended by Organic Law 53.25, makes it a crime to use any means, expressly including AI tools, to fake a person's words or image or to create false content that undermines elections. Penalties are two to five years in prison and a fine.
Organic Law 53.25 amends Organic Law 27.11 on the House of Representatives. It was enacted by Dahir No. 1.25.70 of 16 January 2026 and published in Official Bulletin No. 7478 on 29 January 2026. Its new Article 51 bis punishes anyone who, by any means including social networks, open broadcast networks or artificial intelligence tools, spreads a composite of a person’s words or image without their consent, or publishes false news or fabricated documents to harm a voter’s or candidate’s privacy or reputation. The same penalty, two to five years in prison and a fine of 50,000 to 100,000 dirhams, applies to anyone who creates false or fake content intended to undermine the integrity of elections.
The law also amends Article 39, so that publishing campaign adverts or leaflets on polling day by any means, including AI tools, can lead to three to six months in prison and a fine of 20,000 to 50,000 dirhams. The rules applied at the legislative elections held on 23 September 2026 and remain in the law for future elections to the House of Representatives.