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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 (74)Mandie LandryLouisiana state representative and primary sponsor of the 2026 AI-in-political-campaigns law.votes For and says:
If you are able to prove that I did an AI video of you robbing a bank when you were running for office, and I didn’t have a disclosure, I could be fined and face up to two years in jail.
AI Verified source (Jul 13, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (9)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. -
[🇺🇸 Congress, Mar 2025] Prohibiting deceptive AI-generated media of federal election candidates
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For (70)Debra PerlinVice President for Policy at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).votes For and says:The advancement of AI technology has created new challenges and threats to our democracy. As this technology continues to evolve, we must counter these threats and regulate the improper use of AI in our elections.
AI Verified source (Jul 27, 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 (159)Government of AustraliaGovernment of Australia speaking through its delegate at the UN Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance in July 2026.votes For and says:
These workstreams build on existing Government actions including already legislated criminal offences to ban the sharing of non-consensual deepfake sexually explicit material, and work to ban nudify apps.
AI Verified source (Jul 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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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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