No federal rule requires a political ad made with artificial intelligence to say so. A video of a candidate saying words he never said can run in most of the country with no label, and a voter has no way to tell.
Thirty-one states have passed their own election deepfake laws, and they differ in strength, so whether you are warned depends on where you live. NewsGuard counted 3,749 AI-run "news" websites in June 2026, up from 49 in May 2023.
H.R. 9922, the AI Transparency in Elections Act, would require a disclaimer on any political ad with images, audio, or video substantially generated by AI. Minor edits such as cropping, resizing, and color correction are exempt. The bill sits in the House Administration Committee.
A disclaimer bans nothing. It tells voters what they are seeing.
Please co-sponsor H.R. 9922.