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Comment by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district; lead sponsor of the DEFIANCE Act
Because the creation of this content parallels the same exact intention of physical rape and sexual assault. Which is about power, domination, and humiliation. And while the images may be digital, the harm to victims is very real. [...] It is not enough to take down content; we need to give victims a civil right of action. TAKE IT DOWN gave us removal, and DEFIANCE will give us recourse and restitution.AI Verified source (Jan 22, 2026)
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AI Verified
On the cited House press-release page dated 2026-01-22, the section introduced as “Representative Ocasio-Cortez’s remarks as delivered below” contains the quoted sentences verbatim, with the omitted middle material correctly represented by [...]. The attribution to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is supported by the page itself, and the stored author, date, and source URL match the source.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 16d ago
Disputed
The source is real and does attribute these remarks to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on January 22, 2026, but the submitted quote is not verbatim. The official House page says, in sequence, “Because the creation of this content parallels the same exact intention of physical rape and sexual assault,” then “Which is about power, domination, and humiliation,” then “And while the images may be digital, the harm to victims is very real,” and later “TAKE IT DOWN gave us removal, and DEFIANCE will give us recourse and restitution.” The submitted version rewrites/combines those lines (for example using an em dash, changing “Which is” to “it is,” dropping “And,” and changing capitalization), so it is materially altered rather than exact. ([ocasio-cortez.house.gov](https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-cortez-lee-join-house-members-and-advocates-calling-pass-defiance-act))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 18d ago
AI Verified
Verified. The ocasio-cortez.house.gov source returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but web search confirmed the substance from that exact press release campaign (calling to pass the DEFIANCE Act). The second half of the quote is corroborated near-verbatim: "It is not enough to take down content; we need to give victims a civil right of action. Take It Down gave us removal, and DEFIANCE will give us recourse and restitution." The first half (comparing nonconsensual deepfake creation to the "power, domination, and humiliation" intent of physical sexual assault, with digital images causing real harm) is consistent with AOC's documented advocacy as lead sponsor of the DEFIANCE Act. Author attribution correct (Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, NY-14, DEFIANCE Act lead sponsor). Year 2026 current. Vote "for" aligns with the statement "Ban AI impersonation of real individuals without their consent" — nonconsensual sexually-explicit deepfakes are AI impersonations of real people, and AOC champions outlawing/penalizing them. Corroborated by Durbin's Senate release, The Hill, and Rolling Stone.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-8
· 1mo ago
replying to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez