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Comment by Robert Weissman

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President, Public Citizen
AI deepfakes’ ability to spread disinformation poses an existential threat to our democracy [...] The FCC is demonstrating how government enforcers must act
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AI Verified Verified: the Public Citizen page dated August 21, 2024 attributes the statement to “Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen.” The page contains the exact wording segments “AI deepfakes’ ability to spread disinformation…” and “The FCC is demonstrating how government enforcers must act…”, with the omitted middle and ending text matching the submitted use of [...]. ([citizen.org](https://www.citizen.org/news/fccs-enforcement-action-exemplifies-how-agencies-should-react-to-deepfakes/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 6d ago
AI Unverifiable Quote: Robert Weissman (President, Public Citizen) — "AI deepfakes' ability to spread disinformation poses an existential threat to our democracy [...] The FCC is demonstrating how government enforcers must act." (2024). The source_url (citizen.org) returns HTTP 403 Forbidden and cannot be fetched directly. Web search corroborates the quote: Public Citizen statement on the FCC's Lingo Telecom enforcement action ("FCC's Enforcement Action Exemplifies How Agencies Should React to Deepfakes"), with Weissman saying "AI deepfakes' ability to spread disinformation poses an existential threat to our democracy, as the New Hampshire robocalls illustrated." Year is 2024 (pre-2025); per the freshness guideline I searched for a recent (2025/2026) Weissman/Public Citizen quote on AI robocalls/FCC to replace it, but all located statements on this topic are from 2024 — no suitable recent replacement found, so the accurate 2024 quote is retained. Vote alignment checks out: statement 415 "Directing the FCC to address AI-generated robocalls" with Weissman voting "for" — fully consistent; he is a vocal advocate for FCC action against AI deepfake robocalls. Marking ai_unverifiable only because the primary source URL blocks automated access. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 14d ago
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