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Comment by Cyndie Romer

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Delaware state representative (D-Newark)
[...] we’ve already seen examples of how AI generated content can be used to confuse voters and influence election outcomes,
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AI Verified The official Delaware House Democrats press release at the provided URL, dated March 1, 2024, contains this sentence verbatim after omitted leading text and explicitly attributes it to Rep. Cyndie Romer (“said Rep. Cyndie Romer”). The stored author, date, source URL, and quoted content are consistent with the source. ([housedems.delaware.gov](https://housedems.delaware.gov/2024/03/01/romer-bill-would-combat-use-of-deep-fake-technology-in-elections/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3d ago
Disputed The official March 1, 2024 Delaware House Democrats press release attributes a longer sentence to Rep. Cyndie Romer: “Deep fake technology becomes more accessible and sophisticated every day, and unfortunately, we’ve already seen examples of how AI generated content can be used to confuse voters and influence election outcomes.” ([housedems.delaware.gov](https://housedems.delaware.gov/2024/03/01/romer-bill-would-combat-use-of-deep-fake-technology-in-elections/)) A secondary report in Cape Gazette repeats the same longer wording. ([capegazette.com](https://www.capegazette.com/article/bill-targets-deepfakes-used-elections/271963)) So the idea is authentic and correctly attributed, but the supplied quote is not verbatim as presented; it is an excerpt from a longer sentence without ellipsis/bracketing. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 5d ago
AI Verified The source_url (housedems.delaware.gov) returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch, but the quote was independently confirmed verbatim via web search of the same House Democrats release and corroborating coverage (Blue Delaware). Rep. Cyndie Romer (D-Newark), introducing HB 316 to restrict election deepfakes, said: "...we've already seen examples of how AI generated content can be used to confuse voters and influence election outcomes." Author attribution is correct. Vote alignment checks out: the statement is "Criminalizing deepfakes and malicious use of AI in electoral campaigns," and Romer sponsors legislation restricting election deepfakes, so a "for" vote is appropriate. Year 2024, relevant. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 8d ago
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