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Election deepfakes: the lesson for people who share

Before you forward that clip: three questions to ask.

In January 2024, voters in New Hampshire received robocalls using an AI-cloned voice of President Biden telling them not to vote in the primary. The US Federal Communications Commission then ruled that AI-generated voices in robocalls fall under existing robocall restrictions.

Three questions before you share

  • Who first posted it, and can you find the original?
  • Is a reliable news outlet reporting the same thing?
  • Does it seem designed to make you angry right now?

If you cannot answer the first two, do not forward it. Sharing a fake, even to mock it, helps it spread.

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