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Comment by Andy Kim

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U.S. Senator (D-NJ)
These deepfakes are dangerous and wrong. We need protections not just for politics, but for all Americans that could be targeted.
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AI Verified Verified. The original CNN URL was not directly accessible, but CNN’s syndicated version of the same March 13, 2026 story by Daniel Dale, republished by KTVZ and KESQ, says that Sen. Andy Kim 'posted on X' the exact words: "These deepfakes are dangerous and wrong. We need protections not just for politics, but for all Americans that could be targeted." That matches the submitted quote verbatim and attributes it to Andy Kim. ([ktvz.com](https://ktvz.com/politics/cnn-us-politics/2026/03/13/republicans-release-ai-deepfake-of-james-talarico-as-phony-videos-proliferate-in-midterm-races/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 6d ago
AI Verified Checked all dimensions, including the author attribution since the source URL slug references James Talarico (the deepfake's target) rather than the quote's author. Year: 2026 (current; article dated 13 Mar 2026). Author: the quote is correctly attributed to U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ), who said it in response to the National Republican Senatorial Committee's AI deepfake of James Talarico; the CNN article reports Kim's statement, so attribution is accurate despite the Talarico-focused URL. Vote alignment: statement "Ban AI impersonation of real individuals without their consent" with a "for" vote is correct — Kim calls deepfakes "dangerous and wrong" and demands "protections not just for politics, but for all Americans that could be targeted," supporting a ban on non-consensual AI impersonation. Source: direct fetch of cnn.com returns HTTP 403 to automated requests, but an independent web search confirmed the verbatim quote attributed to Andy Kim within this exact CNN article (and many syndicated mirrors), confirming the source contains the quote. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 19d ago
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