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Expert opinions on Disinformation
Sourced quotes, claims, policy proposals and stances on Disinformation from AI researchers, executives and policymakers.
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For (89)Hamilton for KansasAdam Hamilton's 2026 campaign for U.S. Senate in Kansas.votes For and says:
Hamilton's campaign tells Axios it used an AI voice-over in one Meta ad but no AI in its TV ads, and it supports a federal law requiring AI disclosure.
AI Verified source (Oct 29, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (10)John FlemingLouisiana State Treasurer and former U.S. Representative.votes Against and says:DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly. -
For (161)Dawn ButlerLabour Member of Parliament for Brent East in the United Kingdom.votes For and says:
make provision about a requirement for consent to generate a likeness of a person using, or with the assistance of, artificial intelligence; to make further provision relating to that requirement; to make provision about civil action in circumstances...
more AI Verified source (Oct 20, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (2)John ColemanFIRE legislative counsel on AI speechvotes Against and says:A handful of bills introduced this year seek to categorically ban “deepfakes.” In other words, these bills would make it unlawful to create or share AI-generated content depicting someone saying or doing something that the person did not in reality s...
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[🇺🇸 Congress, Mar 2025] Prohibiting deceptive AI-generated media of federal election candidates
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For (74)Kevin MullinU.S. Representative from California's 15th congressional districtvotes For and says:Generative AI has made it easier than ever to create convincing deepfakes and other deceptive content, and we’re already seeing these tactics used to influence America’s elections. Meta, headquartered in my district, has rolled back key safeguards ov...
more AI Verified source (Aug 17, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (12)John FlemingLouisiana State Treasurer and former U.S. Representative.votes Against and says:I don't believe AI in ads is a problem. The issue is restating false information.
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For (67)Michael ShermerSkeptic founder; science writer and columnistvotes For and says:
This is still a viable conspiracy theory that could be true. As far as I'm concerned, it's more likely to be true than the wet market origins. So, I think that's why, again during COVID, what I would have liked to see is our public policymakers and p...
more AI Verified source (Jul 9, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (6)Christian HappiGenomics researcher and coauthor of the 2026 Nature commentary on COVID-19 originsabstains and says:In the 78-page document, we determined that most of the peer-reviewed scientific evidence supports the hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 has a zoonotic origin, meaning that it came from an animal.
Unverified source (Feb 24, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (68)Daniel EngberScience journalist and senior editor at The Atlanticvotes Against and says:The origins of the coronavirus pandemic remain contested; the evidence is incomplete.
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For (142)Michael ShermerSkeptic founder; science writer and columnistvotes For and says:
This is still a viable conspiracy theory that could be true. As far as I'm concerned, it's more likely to be true than the wet market origins. So, I think that's why, again during COVID, what I would have liked to see is our public policymakers and p...
more AI Verified source (Jul 9, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (108)Daniel EngberScience journalist and senior editor at The Atlanticabstains and says:The origins of the coronavirus pandemic remain contested; the evidence is incomplete.
AI Verified source (Jul 7, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (177)Elizabeth GinexiResearcher and writer on science policy, ethics, and NIH-related issuesvotes Against and says:The majority of virologists and epidemiologists who have examined the question conclude that the available evidence favors a natural spillover origin. No credible evidence links NIH-funded research to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2.
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