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Comment by Dotie Joseph

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Florida state representative (D-North Miami)
This is something that can be addressed in a civil way [...] we are fast and loose with criminal penalties.
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AI Unverifiable I confirmed that HB 919 ('Artificial Intelligence Use in Political Advertising') existed, included both criminal and civil penalties, and passed the Florida House on February 28, 2024; the Florida Channel also lists HB 919 and Dotie Joseph in the 2/28/24 House Session. But I could not access the cited Florida Politics URL (the fetch returned a 402 error) or find a reliable transcript/source containing this exact wording, so I cannot verify the quote verbatim or attribute it with certainty. ([flsenate.gov](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/919)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 25d ago
AI Verified The source_url (floridapolitics.com) returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch, but both quote fragments were independently confirmed verbatim via web search (Florida Politics, Florida Phoenix coverage of HB 919). Rep. Dotie Joseph (D-North Miami) said, arguing against criminal penalties for undisclosed AI in political ads, "This is something that can be addressed in a civil way" and "we are fast and loose with criminal penalties." The [...] omission joining the two is faithful. Author attribution is correct. Vote alignment checks out: the statement is "Criminalizing deepfakes and malicious use of AI in electoral campaigns," and Joseph opposes criminalization in favor of civil remedies, so an "against" vote is appropriate. This is a 2024 quote tied to a specific Florida legislative debate; it remains relevant and is kept. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 28d ago
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