Overview

• The senator confirmed a convincingly edited clip from a July 30 data-privacy hearing falsely put vulgar lines in her mouth and drew more than one million views.
• TikTok removed the video and Meta labeled it as AI, while X declined removal or labeling and suggested she seek a Community Note.
• In a New York Times op-ed published Wednesday, she urged passage of the No Fakes Act, listing Sens. Chris Coons, Marsha Blackburn and Thom Tillis as co-sponsors.
• Her push follows the Take It Down Act signed in May targeting nonconsensual intimate deepfakes, with related state measures like Minnesota’s law already prompting legal fights with platforms.
• She warned deepfakes are growing harder to detect and cited recent AI impersonation incidents, including a spoof of Secretary of State Marco Rubio that contacted officials.