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Cooke Campaign Sends Cease-and-Desist to Rep. Van Orden Over AI Deepfakes
Original: Cooke campaign sends cease-and-desist to Congressman Van Orden over AI deepfakes
The campaign of Wisconsin congressional candidate Rebecca Cooke has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Congressman Derrick Van Orden, demanding he stop circulating AI-generated deepfake content depicting her. The legal threat escalates an already contentious race, and the dispute is drawing attention to how artificial imagery is being used in campaign messaging.
Why now: The use of AI deepfakes in a competitive congressional race has become a flashpoint over misleading campaign tactics.
Rebecca CookeDerrick Van OrdenWisconsin
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