Use of Deep Fake Technology to Influence an Election

Makes it a crime to knowingly or recklessly disseminate a realistic deep fake of a person without consent, with intent to injure a candidate or influence an election, within 90 days before a party nominating convention or after absentee voting begins. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction in Kohls v. Ellison on February 9, 2026, so the law remains enforceable while the challenge continues.