ID
Enacted eff 2024-03-22
Information content providers may avoid liability by including a prominent disclosure stating 'This (video/audio) has been manipulated' — displayed for the full duration of video, or clearly spoken at the beginning and end of audio (and at two-minute intervals for audio exceeding two minutes).
ID
Enacted eff 2024-03-22
Disseminating media must not remove manipulation disclosures from electioneering communications containing synthetic media, and must not alter electioneering communication content such that it qualifies as synthetic media. A medium that does either may be held liable, except for federally licensed broadcasting stations transmitting content subject to 47 U.S.C. § 315.
LA
Enacted eff 2024-06-11
Any person financing an electioneering communication that uses deep fake technology, AI, or similar tools to create media that would falsely appear to a reasonable observer to be an authentic record of a natural person's speech, conduct, or likeness must include a clear and understandable disclosure that the communication contains these elements, presented before the audio or visual image.
ME
Enacted eff 2026-06-22
Broadcasters must include an oral or written visual announcement of each disclosure required by § 1014 — including the synthetic media disclaimer when applicable — when airing a public communication, except that broadcasters are liable for the synthetic media disclosure only if they broadcast a paid communication with actual knowledge it contains synthetic media.
ME
Enacted eff 2026-06-22
Newspapers must include each disclosure required by § 1014 — including the synthetic media disclaimer when applicable — when publishing a public communication, except that newspapers are liable for the synthetic media disclosure only if they publish a paid communication with actual knowledge it contains synthetic media.
ME
Enacted eff 2026-06-22
Persons financing public communications that require campaign-finance disclosures and that contain synthetic media must include the verbatim disclaimer: THIS COMMUNICATION CONTAINS AUDIO, VIDEO AND/OR IMAGES THAT HAVE BEEN MANIPULATED OR ALTERED. This disclosure is in addition to any other required campaign-finance disclosure.
MI
Enacted eff 2024-02-13
Any person paying for a prerecorded telephone message that advocates for the election or defeat of a candidate, or the qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot question, and that is generated in whole or substantially by artificial intelligence, must include the disclaimer: This message was generated in whole or substantially by artificial intelligence.
MI
Enacted eff 2024-02-13
Any person, committee, or entity that creates, originally publishes, or originally distributes a qualified political advertisement must include a clear and conspicuous statement that the advertisement was generated in whole or substantially by artificial intelligence, with format-specific requirements: graphic ads must use text at least as large as the majority text; audio ads must include a spoken disclosure at the beginning or end lasting at least 3 seconds; video ads with audio must include both a 4-second visual text disclosure and a 3-second spoken disclosure. Exemptions apply for bona fide news broadcasts with appropriate acknowledgment, paid broadcast carriers, distribution platforms with written AI-disclosure policies, satire or parody, and entities regulated by the Michigan PSC or FCC.
MT
Enacted eff 2025-10-01
Persons distributing election or electioneering communications containing deepfakes must include a disclosure stating the content has been significantly edited by artificial intelligence and depicts speech or conduct that falsely appears authentic, using prescribed formatting for each medium (bold 12-point print; 4% vertical height for video; viewable without user action for internet; 8-second audible statement for audio).
NY
Enacted eff 2024-04-20
Any person, firm, corporation, campaign, committee, or organization that knowingly distributes or publishes, within 60 days of an election and with intent to unduly influence the outcome or deceive voters, a political communication containing AI-generated deceptive media must include a disclosure stating 'this political communication was created with the assistance of digitization.' Visual media must display the disclosure in legible font; audio media must speak it at the beginning. Exemptions apply for satire/parody, news reporting, and initial platform dissemination.
OR
Enacted eff 2024-03-06
Any person who creates or distributes a campaign communication that includes synthetic media must include a disclosure stating that the image, audio recording, or video recording has been manipulated. Exempt: interactive computer service and information service providers; bona fide news broadcasts that acknowledge authenticity questions; media outlets paid to broadcast or publish; periodicals that include a synthetic-media disclaimer; and satire, parody, or non-technology-dependent impersonation.
RI
Enacted eff 2025-07-02
Persons distributing synthetic media depicting a candidate within 90 days of an election must include a disclosure stating the content was manipulated or generated by artificial intelligence — in a size at least as large as the largest other text for visual media (and displayed for the full video duration), or clearly spoken at the beginning, end, and at two-minute intervals for audio-only media.
TN
Enacted eff 2026-07-01
Persons who distribute audio deepfake political communications impersonating a candidate for elected office engaging in speech the candidate did not engage in must include a spoken disclaimer at the beginning and end of the communication stating: This communication contains fake content impersonating speech that did not occur. For non-incumbent candidates, this applies only within 120 days of the initiation of voting.
TN
Enacted eff 2026-07-01
Persons who distribute video deepfake political communications depicting a candidate for elected office engaging in action or speech the candidate did not engage in must display a persistent on-screen text disclaimer in large letters for the duration of the video, using prescribed language that varies based on whether the video contains audio impersonation. For non-incumbent candidates, this applies only within 120 days of the initiation of voting.
TN
Enacted eff 2026-07-01
Any person distributing an audio deepfake political communication that impersonates a candidate for elected office engaging in speech the candidate did not make must include a spoken disclaimer at the beginning and end of the communication stating: This communication contains fake content impersonating speech that did not occur. For non-incumbent candidates, this applies only within 120 days of the initiation of voting.
TN
Enacted eff 2026-07-01
Any person distributing a video deepfake political communication depicting a candidate for elected office engaging in action or speech the candidate did not make must display a persistent text disclaimer in large letters for the full duration of the video. The required language varies: video-only deepfakes must state This communication contains fake content depicting actions that did not occur; combined audio-video deepfakes must state This communication contains fake content depicting actions and speech that did not occur. For non-incumbent candidates, this applies only within 120 days of the initiation of voting.
VT
Enacted eff 2026-03-05
Any person who knowingly publishes, communicates, or distributes deceptive and fraudulent synthetic media within 90 days of a Vermont election must include a prescribed disclosure stating the media was manipulated or generated by digital technology and depicts speech or conduct that did not occur. For images and video, the disclosure must be displayed in an easily readable size for the full duration; for audio, it must be clearly spoken at the beginning, end, and at intervals of not more than two minutes. Exceptions apply for news organizations, satire/parody, paid broadcasts, telecommunications providers, and interactive computer services.
WA
Enacted eff 2023-07-23
Sponsors of electioneering communications containing synthetic media must include a disclosure stating This (image/video/audio) has been manipulated — displayed in text no smaller than the largest font in the visual media and for the full duration of any video, or read clearly at the beginning and end of audio-only media (and at two-minute intervals for audio exceeding two minutes) — to establish an affirmative defense to liability.
WA
Enacted eff 2023-07-23
Disseminating media (other than federally licensed broadcasters transmitting content under 47 U.S.C. § 315) must not remove prescribed synthetic-media disclosures from electioneering communications they disseminate, and must not alter the content of electioneering communications to create synthetic media. Interactive computer services are generally immune from publisher liability but may be held liable under these same two narrow exceptions.
WI
Enacted eff 2024-03-22
Persons responsible for political audio communications containing AI-generated synthetic media must include the words Contains content generated by AI at both the beginning and end of the communication.
WI
Enacted eff 2024-03-22
Persons responsible for political video communications containing AI-generated synthetic media must display a readable, legible on-screen label throughout the duration of each portion containing synthetic media, using the prescribed language: This video content generated by AI (video synthetic media only), This audio content generated by AI (audio synthetic media only), or This content generated by AI (both).
IA
Engrossed
The person who pays for campaign published material containing synthetic media must prominently include the verbatim disclosure THIS CONTENT GENERATED USING SYNTHETIC MEDIA on the material. Media and technology organizations that merely publish, broadcast, distribute, or host the material on behalf of another are exempt from this obligation.
MA
Engrossed
Any person who pays for or sponsors a political audio or video communication containing synthetic media must include the words contains content generated by AI at the beginning and end of the communication and display or speak a medium-specific AI-generated label throughout each portion containing synthetic media.
VA
Engrossed
Any committee or person sponsoring an electioneering communication containing synthetic media must include a conspicuous disclosure legend stating: This message contains synthetic media that has been altered from its original source or artificially generated and may present conduct or speech that did not occur. Visual media must display the statement in a proportionate font size (minimum seven points for electronic print media); video or audio formats must place the statement at the beginning of the communication and at both the beginning and end if the communication exceeds five minutes. Satire and parody are exempt.
CT
Introduced eff 2026-07-01
Persons distributing deceptive synthetic media during the 90-day pre-election window must include a format-specific disclaimer — clearly visible text for images and video (displayed for the full duration for video), and a clearly spoken disclaimer at the beginning, end, and every 30 seconds for audio over one minute — stating that the content has been manipulated. Where the media was derived from an existing source, a citation to the original unmanipulated source must also be provided. Broadcast media and periodicals of general circulation must retain or add disclaimers and clearly state in their coverage that the communication contains deceptive synthetic media.
CT
Introduced eff 2025-07-01
Persons distributing deceptive synthetic media during the 90-day pre-election window must include format-specific disclaimers: for images, clearly visible text stating the image has been manipulated; for audio, a spoken disclaimer at the beginning, end, and every 30 seconds if over one minute; for video, a full-duration visible text disclaimer. When the content was derived from existing media, a citation to the original source is also required. Broadcast and news media must retain or add disclaimers and identify synthetic content in their coverage.
IA
Introduced
Any person publishing AI-generated material designed to expressly advocate the nomination, election, or defeat of a candidate or the passage or defeat of a ballot issue must include a disclosure on the material stating this material was generated using artificial intelligence.
IA
Introduced
Any person who publishes AI-generated material designed to expressly advocate the nomination, election, or defeat of a candidate or the passage or defeat of a ballot issue must include a disclosure on the material stating this material was generated using artificial intelligence.
IA
Introduced
Any person or committee that sponsors, publishes, or distributes an electioneering communication containing synthetic media within 90 days of an election must include a clear and conspicuous prescribed disclosure stating the content has been manipulated or generated by AI and does not depict real events, in the format specified for the medium (on-screen text for video, spoken disclosure for audio, prominent text for image/digital media, or abbreviated label with link for space-limited formats such as social media).
IL
Introduced
Any person, committee, or entity that creates, originally publishes, or originally distributes a qualified political advertisement must include a clear and conspicuous statement that the advertisement was generated in whole or substantially by artificial intelligence, formatted according to medium-specific requirements for graphic, audio, and video communications.
MA
Introduced
Any person paying for a political audio or video communication containing synthetic media must (1) include the words Contains content generated by AI at the beginning and end of the communication, and (2) display throughout each synthetic-media portion a continuous legible label identifying whether the AI-generated content is video, audio, or both.
MO
Introduced
Any person publishing, circulating, or distributing a political advertisement relative to any candidate for public office or ballot measure must clearly and conspicuously identify on the face of the advertisement that generative artificial intelligence was used in its creation.
MO
Introduced
Persons who pay for, sponsor, or approve a political advertisement, electioneering communication, or other political communication must include a prescribed disclaimer stating the content was created with generative AI and depicts speech or conduct that falsely appears authentic, whenever the communication uses generative AI to depict a real person performing a fabricated action, manipulates a candidate's voice or actions, or was created with intent to injure a candidate or deceive voters. The disclaimer must meet medium-specific format specifications for print, video, internet, audio, and graphic communications.
NJ
Introduced
Political committees, groups, and any person must clearly label any AI-generated communication published, circulated, broadcast, or otherwise made publicly available with the statement: Artificial intelligence was used in creating this message.
NJ
Introduced
Any person or political committee must clearly label any election communication published, circulated, broadcast, or otherwise made publicly available using AI with the statement: Artificial intelligence was used in creating this message.
NY
Introduced
Any person who publishes or distributes a political communication that was produced by or includes synthetic media must include the verbatim disclaimer 'This political communication was created with the assistance of artificial intelligence' — printed or typed in legible form for visual media, and clearly and prominently displayed and/or spoken for non-visual media such as radio or automated telephone calls.
NY
Introduced
Any person, firm, campaign, committee, or organization that knowingly distributes or publishes AI-generated deceptive media in a political communication within 60 days of an election, with intent to influence the election outcome or deceive a voter, must include a disclosure stating: 'this political communication was created with the assistance of digitization.' Exceptions apply for satire, parody, news reporting, and initial platform dissemination. Voters and depicted candidates may seek injunctive relief.
OH
Introduced
Any person who disseminates deceptive and fraudulent synthetic media to influence an election during the 90 days before Election Day must include a prescribed AI-disclosure label: a written statement for images and video (displayed for the entire video duration), and a spoken statement for audio (at the beginning, end, and every two minutes for recordings over four minutes). Exemptions apply for bona fide news coverage with authenticity acknowledgment, paid broadcasts where the broadcaster made a good-faith authenticity determination or is legally required to air the content, news publications that clearly disclaim authenticity, and satire or parody.
OK
Introduced
Any person using digitized or synthetic media depicting a political candidate's name, image, voice, or likeness in political advertising or television commercials must include a disclosure that the content contains digitized or synthetic content, when used within 45 days of a primary, general, or special election.
PA
Introduced
Publishers of political advertisements containing AI-generated footage or audio must include a clear and conspicuous statement that AI was used, with the content's date, time, and origin — displayed for print/text/graphic ads and broadcast as an opening audio tagline for audio-visual or audio-only ads.
VA
Introduced
Any committee or person sponsoring an electioneering communication containing synthetic media must include the verbatim disclosure: This message contains synthetic media that has been altered from its original source or artificially generated and may present conduct or speech that did not occur. The disclosure must be conspicuous, displayed in proportionate font for visual media (minimum 7-point for electronic print), and placed at the beginning of video or audio communications (and at the end if the communication exceeds five minutes). Satire and parody are exempt.
VA
Introduced
Any committee or person sponsoring an electioneering communication containing synthetic media must include the verbatim disclosure statement — 'This message contains synthetic media that has been altered from its original source or artificially generated and may present conduct or speech that did not occur' — displayed conspicuously, in proportionate or minimum 7-point font for visual/print media, and placed at the beginning of video or audio communications (and at both beginning and end if over five minutes).
VT
Introduced
Committees that create, publish, or distribute a qualified political advertisement generated or substantially altered using AI must include a specified disclosure in the advertisement.
AK
Failed
Any person who knows or reasonably should know that a campaign communication includes an AI-generated or AI-manipulated deepfake depicting a candidate or political party — intended to injure reputation or deceive voters — must include the disclosure This communication has been manipulated or generated by artificial intelligence, presented in a manner appropriate to the medium (audible for audio, visually discernible for print/video, on-screen for the entirety of digital broadcasts).
AK
Failed
Any person who makes or commissions an election-related communication that they know or reasonably should know contains a deepfake must include the verbatim disclosure: 'This communication has been manipulated or generated by artificial intelligence or by another means.' The disclosure must remain onscreen throughout video, be easily discernible in print, and be read at the beginning, end, and every two minutes in audio-only communications.
AK
Failed
No person may remove the deepfake disclosure statement from an election-related communication that the person knows or reasonably should know includes a deepfake.
AR
Failed eff 2025-05-05
Persons distributing deceptive and fraudulent deepfakes of candidates or political parties within 90 days of an election must include a disclosure stating This content has been manipulated or artificially generated — displayed in visual media at the largest font size for the full duration of any video, and in audio-only media read clearly at the beginning, end, and at two-minute intervals for content exceeding two minutes.
CO
Failed
Persons distributing communications containing a deepfake of a candidate must include a prescribed disclosure statement — 'This (image/audio/video/multimedia) has been edited and depicts speech or conduct that falsely appears to be authentic or truthful' — in a clear and conspicuous manner with format-specific requirements for visual, audio, and metadata channels, and the disclosure must be permanent or unable to be easily removed.
CT
Failed
Persons distributing deceptive synthetic media during the 90-day pre-election period must include a format-specific disclaimer: for images, visible text stating the content has been manipulated (no smaller than the largest font in the communication); for audio, a spoken disclaimer at the beginning, end, and every 30 seconds if over one minute; for video, visible text displayed for the full duration. If the media was derived from editing existing content, a citation to the original source must also be provided.
FL
Failed
Persons paying for, sponsoring, or approving a political advertisement, electioneering communication, or other political advertisement that contains AI-generated content depicting a real person performing an action that did not actually occur — and that was created with intent to injure a candidate or deceive regarding a ballot issue — must prominently display the verbatim disclaimer: Created in whole or in part with the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI). The disclaimer must meet specified format requirements for each medium (print: bold 12-point; TV/video: 4% vertical height throughout; internet: viewable without user action; audio: 3 seconds spoken at beginning or end; graphic: 4% vertical height).
FL
Failed
Any person who publishes a political advertisement, electioneering communication, or other political advertisement that uses generative AI to depict a real person performing an action that did not actually occur — where the content was created with intent to injure a candidate or deceive regarding a ballot issue — must prominently include the disclaimer: Created in whole or in part with the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI).
HI
Failed
Candidates, candidate committees, and noncandidate committees must include a clear and conspicuous disclosure statement on any political advertisement containing an image, video, or audio recording created in whole or in part with generative AI, formatted according to medium-specific requirements (boxed text for print, audible statement for audio, combined written and audible disclosure for video).
IA
Failed
Any person who publishes AI-generated material designed to expressly advocate for or against a candidate or ballot issue must include on the material the disclosure this material was generated using artificial intelligence.
IA
Failed
Any person who publishes material generated through artificial intelligence and designed to expressly advocate the nomination, election, or defeat of a candidate or the passage or defeat of a ballot issue must include a disclosure on the material that it was generated using artificial intelligence.
IA
Failed
Any person who publishes political advocacy material that includes a materially deceptive depiction of a candidate — meaning material manipulated to change the candidate's physical appearance, depict acts that did not occur, or alter the saturation, brightness, contrast, color, or other visible quality of a candidate's image — must include a statement that the material has been manipulated.
IA
Failed
Persons responsible for published campaign materials that contain synthetic media must prominently include the disclosure THIS CONTENT GENERATED USING SYNTHETIC MEDIA in the material.
ID
Failed
Sponsors of electioneering communications containing synthetic media must include a disclosure stating 'This (image/video/audio) has been manipulated' — in text no smaller than the largest font in the visual media (or easily readable if no other text is present), displayed for the duration of any video, and for audio-only media, read clearly at the beginning, end, and at intervals of no more than two minutes.
ID
Failed
Disseminating media must not remove manipulation disclosures from electioneering communications they distribute, and must not alter electioneering communication content so as to create qualifying synthetic media. A medium that does either may be held liable. Federally licensed broadcasting stations transmitting communications subject to 47 U.S.C. § 315 are exempt.
IL
Failed
Persons, committees, or entities that create, originally publish, or originally distribute a paid political advertisement containing AI-generated images, audio, or video must include a clear and conspicuous disclosure that the ad was generated in whole or substantially by AI, meeting format-specific requirements for graphic (matching font size and language), audio (3+ seconds spoken at start or end), and video (4+ seconds visible and 3+ seconds spoken) communications.
IL
Failed
Any person, committee, or entity that creates, originally publishes, or originally distributes a qualified political advertisement must include a clear and conspicuous statement that the ad was generated in whole or substantially by artificial intelligence, formatted to meet medium-specific requirements: (1) graphic ads must display the statement in letters at least as large as the majority of the ad text, (2) audio ads must include a spoken statement of at least 3 seconds at the beginning or end, and (3) video ads must include both a 4-second visual statement and a 3-second spoken statement, all in the same language as the communication.
KS
Failed
Advertisers who use synthetic media in election campaign communications must include a disclosure stating 'This (image/video/audio) has been manipulated' — for visual media, in a font not smaller than the largest other text and displayed for the video's full duration; for audio-only media, read clearly at the beginning, end, and at intervals of no more than two minutes.
KS
Failed
Advertisers who use synthetic media in state or local election campaign communications must include a disclosure stating 'This (image/video/audio) has been manipulated' — for visual media, in a font not smaller than the largest other text and displayed for the video's full duration; for audio-only media, read clearly at the beginning, end, and at intervals of no more than two minutes.
MD
Failed
Candidates, campaign finance entities, registered lobbyists or political committees, and their agents must include a prescribed disclosure statement on any campaign material that uses or contains synthetic media — with format-specific requirements: still images must carry visible text at least as large as the largest other text; audio recordings must include a spoken statement at the beginning, end, and at two-minute intervals; and video recordings must display persistent on-screen text for the full duration.
MD
Failed
Candidates, campaign finance entities, registered lobbyists, political committees, and their agents must include a prescribed disclosure statement on any campaign material that uses or contains synthetic media — with medium-specific formatting: visible text on still images (type size at least as large as the largest other text), spoken disclosure at the beginning, end, and every two minutes for audio recordings, and persistent on-screen text for video recordings.
MD
Failed
Persons who publish synthetic media as a still image must include the prescribed statement that the image has been altered through computer programs, written in a type size easily readable by the average viewer.
MD
Failed
Persons who publish synthetic media as an audio recording must include the prescribed spoken disclosure at the beginning and end, and every two minutes for recordings of two minutes or longer, in a clearly spoken manner at an easily audible pitch and speed.
MD
Failed
Persons who publish synthetic media as a video recording must include the prescribed disclosure statement as persistent on-screen text visible for the full duration, in an easily readable type size at a conspicuous location in the frame.
ME
Failed
Any person or entity required to provide a campaign disclosure must additionally disclose, using prescribed verbatim language, when a political communication contains synthetic media — images, audio, or video that have been materially manipulated or altered using digital technology or other means. Exemptions apply to bona fide news broadcasts, paid broadcasts made in good faith, news publications that disclaim authenticity, and satire or parody.
MS
Failed eff 2026-07-01
Any person who creates or distributes a prerecorded telephone message that advocates for the election or defeat of a candidate or on a ballot question, and that is generated in whole or substantially by AI, must include the verbatim disclaimer: This message was generated in whole or in part by artificial intelligence.
MS
Failed eff 2026-07-01
Any person, committee, or other entity that creates, originally publishes, or originally distributes a qualified political advertisement must include a clear and conspicuous disclaimer disclosing AI use, with format-specific requirements: (1) text/graphic ads must identify what was AI-produced in matching-size and matching-language text; (2) audio ads must include a spoken disclaimer of at least 3 seconds at the beginning or end; (3) video-with-audio ads must include both a 4-second visual text message and a 3-second spoken disclaimer, all in the same language as the communication.
MS
Failed
Any person responsible for a prerecorded telephone message that advocates for or against a candidate or ballot question must include the verbatim disclaimer This message was generated in whole or in part by artificial intelligence if the message was generated in whole or substantially by AI.
MS
Failed
Any person, committee, or entity that creates, originally publishes, or originally distributes a qualified political advertisement must include a clear and conspicuous AI-disclosure disclaimer in the applicable format: (1) for text/graphic communications, a written disclaimer identifying what was AI-generated, at least as large as the majority text and in the same language; (2) for audio communications, a spoken disclaimer at the beginning or end lasting at least three seconds in the same language; (3) for video with audio, both a visual message displayed for at least four seconds and a spoken message lasting at least three seconds, in the same language.
MS
Failed
Any person who creates or causes distribution of a prerecorded telephone message that advocates for or against a candidate or ballot question and that is generated in whole or substantially by AI must include the verbatim disclaimer: This message was generated in whole or in part by artificial intelligence.
MS
Failed
Persons, committees, or entities that create, originally publish, or originally distribute a qualified political advertisement must include a clear and conspicuous AI-disclosure disclaimer in the applicable format: (1) for text/graphic ads, a written disclaimer identifying what was AI-produced, in letters at least as large as the majority text and in the same language; (2) for audio ads, a spoken disclaimer at the beginning or end lasting at least three seconds in the same language; (3) for video-with-audio ads, both a visual disclaimer displayed for at least four seconds and a spoken disclaimer of at least three seconds, in the same language.
NC
Failed
Political parties and political candidates using automatic dialing and recorded message players must satisfy the AI disclaimer requirements of G.S. 163-278.18A as a condition of the robocall exemption.
NC
Failed
Any person who creates a political advertisement in whole or in part using artificial intelligence must include a disclaimer stating: This advertisement was created using artificial intelligence.
NC
Failed
When a political advertisement using AI is transmitted via social media, the disclaimer must comply with the size requirements of G.S. 163-278.39(b); when transmitted via automated calling, the disclaimer must be spoken clearly for at least two seconds.
NC
Failed
Creators must not sponsor, create, or distribute a deceptive and fraudulent deepfake of a candidate or political party within 90 days of an election unless the communication includes a prescribed AI-generated content disclosure — audible statements of Contains content generated by AI for audio and persistent on-screen text identifying the AI-generated content type for visual media, plus a legible This (image, video, or audio) has been manipulated statement.
NC
Failed
Any person who distributes or publishes a political communication containing materially deceptive media and who knows or should know it is materially deceptive must include a legible This (image, video, or audio) has been manipulated disclosure for visual media, or a spoken statement at the beginning, end, and every two minutes for audio media. Exemptions apply for satire or parody, bona fide news reporting with disclosure, good-faith platform verification, and interactive computer services under 47 U.S.C. § 230.
ND
Failed
Any person distributing political communications or advertising that uses AI to visually or audibly impersonate a human must prominently display the disclaimer THIS CONTENT GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. This does not apply to content using AI solely for text generation, grammar correction, spelling checks, stylistic editing, or enhancing existing content without creating a new impersonation of human likeness or voice.
NE
Failed
Persons who create, originally publish, or originally distribute a qualified political advertisement must include a clear and conspicuous disclosure stating the ad was generated in whole or substantially by AI, with format-specific requirements: minimum text size and language matching for graphic ads; a three-second spoken disclosure for audio ads; and both a four-second on-screen text disclosure and three-second spoken disclosure for video ads. Each distributed or aired ad that violates the disclosure requirement constitutes a separate violation. Exceptions apply for news broadcasts with acknowledgment, paid broadcast stations, distribution platforms with written disclosure policies, satire/parody, and PSC/FCC-regulated businesses.
NY
Failed
Any person or committee responsible for a political communication covered by Election Law § 14-106 that was produced using or includes synthetic media must include a disclosure stating This political communication was created with the assistance of artificial intelligence — printed or typed in legible form for printed and digital communications, and clearly and prominently displayed and/or spoken for non-printed communications.
NY
Failed
Any person making a political communication that uses AI-generated images or video footage must include a disclosure stating 'This communication was generated using artificial intelligence' — in legible printed form for print/digital media, prominently displayed and/or verbally communicated for non-print/non-digital media, and clearly verbally communicated for audio-only formats such as radio or robocalls.
NY
Failed
Any person or committee that produces or distributes a political communication containing synthetic media must include the disclaimer: This political communication was created with the assistance of artificial intelligence — printed in legible form for printed or digital communications, and clearly spoken for non-visual communications such as radio or automated telephone calls.
OH
Failed
Any person who knowingly creates and disseminates deepfake media to influence an election must include a conspicuous manipulation disclosure: a written statement for images and video (in a font no smaller than the largest accompanying text, displayed for the full duration for video) and a spoken statement for audio (at the beginning and end, and every two minutes for recordings over four minutes).
OK
Failed
Candidates, candidate committees, political action committees, and political party committees that create or distribute a political advertisement, electioneering communication, or other election-related media containing AI-generated content that appears to depict a real person performing an action that did not occur in reality must prominently include the disclosure: Created in whole or in part with the use of generative artificial intelligence. For visual media, the disclosure text must appear in a size easily readable by the average viewer; for video, the disclosure must appear for the full duration of the AI-generated content. For audio-only media, the disclosure must be read in a clearly spoken manner and at a pitch easily heard by the average listener at both the beginning and the end of the audio. Exceptions apply to: (1) bona fide news broadcasts that acknowledge authenticity questions, (2) paid broadcasts where the station made a good-faith verification effort, (3) news publications that clearly state the media does not accurately represent the candidate's speech or conduct, and (4) satire or parody.
OK
Failed
Persons distributing synthetic media that is a deepfake of a candidate or political party within 90 days of an election must include a disclosure stating that the content has been manipulated or generated by artificial intelligence, using prescribed formatting: for visual media, text at least as large as the largest other text and displayed for the full duration of video; for audio-only media, read clearly at the beginning, end, and at intervals of no more than two minutes.
RI
Failed
Creators who distribute synthetic media depicting a candidate within the 90-day election window must include a disclosure stating the media was manipulated or AI-generated — for visual media in a font at least as large as the largest other text and displayed for the duration of any video, and for audio-only media spoken clearly at the beginning, end, and at two-minute intervals.
US
Failed
Any person financing a political advertisement that contains AI-generated or AI-materially-altered images, audio, or video must include a clear and conspicuous disclaimer stating that the communication contains such content. For images the disclaimer must be permanently affixed in text at least as large as the majority of the communication's text; for audio the disclaimer must be spoken for at least 4 seconds naming the disbursing person; for video with audio the disclaimer must appear in both written and audible form throughout. A safe harbor excludes minor cosmetic alterations that do not create a fundamentally different understanding.
US
Failed
Persons responsible for political communications covered under FECA Section 318(a) must include a clear and conspicuous statement disclosing that the communication contains AI-generated image or video footage, whenever such content was generated in whole or in part using generative AI. Text/graphic disclaimers must use lettering at least as large as the majority text; audio disclaimers must be spoken audibly for at least 3 seconds; video disclaimers must include both a written statement for at least 4 seconds and an audible statement for at least 3 seconds.
UT
Failed
A person who finances a generative A.I. political advertisement must include a prominent disclaimer on the advertisement stating: Created in whole or in part with the use of generative artificial intelligence (A.I.).
VA
Failed
Any committee or person sponsoring an electioneering communication containing synthetic media must include a conspicuous disclosure statement reading: 'This message contains synthetic media that has been altered from its original source or artificially generated and may present conduct or speech that did not occur.' Visual media must display the statement in proportionate font (minimum seven points for electronic print); video and audio formats must place the statement at the beginning, and also at the end if the communication exceeds five minutes. Satire and parody are exempt.
VA
Failed
Any committee or person sponsoring an electioneering communication containing synthetic media must include a conspicuous disclosure statement using the prescribed language: This message contains synthetic media that has been altered from its original source or artificially generated and may present conduct or speech that did not occur. For visual media, the statement must be in a font proportionate to the advertisement size (minimum 7-point for electronic print media). For video or audio, the disclosure must appear at the beginning, and also at the end if the communication exceeds five minutes.
WA
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Sponsors of electioneering communications containing synthetic media may avoid liability by including a disclosure stating This (image/video/audio) has been manipulated — for visual media, in a font size at least as large as the largest other text and displayed for the video's full duration; for audio-only media, read clearly at the beginning and end, and at intervals of no more than two minutes for audio longer than two minutes.
WA
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Broadcasting stations and other media must not remove synthetic media disclosures from electioneering communications they broadcast, and must not alter electioneering communication content with actual malice such that it becomes synthetic media.
WA
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Persons distributing electioneering communications containing synthetic media that alters a candidate's appearance, action, or speech must include a prominent disclosure stating This (image/video/audio) has been manipulated, formatted to be easily readable or audible by the average viewer or listener, displayed for the full duration of any video and repeated at two-minute intervals for audio exceeding two minutes. The obligation applies only where the distributor acts with actual malice. Exemptions apply for satire or parody, bona fide news broadcasts with authenticity acknowledgments, news publications with accuracy disclaimers, and paid broadcast placements.
WI
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Political committees, parties, and similar entities that pay for audio communications containing synthetic media must include the words Contains content generated by AI at both the beginning and the end of the communication.
WI
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Political committees, parties, and similar entities that pay for video communications containing synthetic media must display readable, legible, and readily accessible written disclosure throughout the duration of each portion containing synthetic media, using the prescribed label text appropriate to the type of synthetic media present (video-only, audio-only, or both).