Comment by American Bar Association Task Force for American Democracy

How can bad actors be deterred from and held accountable for attempting to unfairly influence elections or falsely impugn election outcomes by using artificially generated deepfakes? The Task Force should propose model state legislation prohibiting the use of artificially generated deepfakes for the purpose of harming election officials or candidates for public office or for the purpose of improperly influencing elections or election outcomes. The proposed model legislation makes it a crime to create a false impression of voter fraud, falsely claim or imply that an election has been stolen, falsely impugn the integrity or security of an election or balloting system, falsely discredit the veracity of electoral results, or otherwise convey false information intended to erode confidence or participation in an election, unless the deepfake contains a specified disclosure stating that it is a deepfake. Unverified source