Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of American politics. Campaign ads now routinely feature deepfaked candidates in compromising situations that never happened—from Texas races where opponents appear in drag to Kentucky primaries with fabricated conspiracies. According to Axios, this largely unregulated practice is blurring the line between fact and fiction. Some campaigns voluntarily disclose the AI use; others don't. Democrats are pushing for mandatory disclosure if they retake Congress in November. What was once a laughable concept has become standard political warfare, and the rules haven't caught up.

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