{"id":230290,"date":"2026-06-11T17:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/ai-generated-video-of-vermont-congressional-race-tests-new-state-disclosure-law\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T18:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:05:11","slug":"ai-generated-video-of-vermont-congressional-race-tests-new-state-disclosure-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/ai-generated-video-of-vermont-congressional-race-tests-new-state-disclosure-law\/","title":{"rendered":"AI-generated video of Vermont congressional race tests new state disclosure law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcax.com\/2026\/06\/11\/ai-generated-video-vermont-congressional-race-tests-new-state-disclosure-law\/\">AI-generated video of Vermont congressional race tests new state disclosure law<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcax.com\/2026\/06\/11\/ai-generated-video-vermont-congressional-race-tests-new-state-disclosure-law\/\">https:\/\/www.wcax.com\/2026\/06\/11\/ai-generated-video-vermont-congressional-race-tests-new-state-disclosure-law\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-11 17:48:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.wcax.com\">www.wcax.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An AI-generated video featuring Democratic U.S. Rep. Becca Balint and her potential Republican challenger Mark Coester has gone viral in Vermont, sparking discussions on AI in elections and free speech limits.<\/li>\n<li>The AI video includes fabricated statements attributed to the candidates, which caused Balint to describe it as a deepfake and as \u201ccreepy,\u201d calling for more regulation of the technology.<\/li>\n<li>Coester denied involvement in creating or financing the video, and the creator, Hank Poitras, defended it as protected satire under the First Amendment.<\/li>\n<li>This video raises potential legal questions about Vermont\u2019s recent AI disclosure law, which requires political ads and videos to reveal AI usage within 90 days of an election.<\/li>\n<li>Vermont lawmakers and legal experts weigh in on the necessity of the disclosure law amidst rapid advancements in AI, with some noting its possible flaws.<\/li>\n<li>The Attorney General&#8217;s Office is reviewing the video to determine its compliance with the new AI law.<\/li>\n<li>Rep. Balint is also a co-sponsor of the No Fakes Act in Congress, which aims to safeguard individuals\u2019 name, image, and likeness from AI misuse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI-generated video of Vermont congressional race tests new state disclosure law https:\/\/www.wcax.com\/2026\/06\/11\/ai-generated-video-vermont-congressional-race-tests-new-state-disclosure-law\/ Publish Date: 2026-06-11&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":230291,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/gray-wcax-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/GOCJ23WPFFEFJLRMILDKNBT4LE.png?auth=0500dd5cab5d7bf162547d894417940bb79fcf33af5fe4deed63768ab636cff8&width=1200&height=600&smart=true","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-230290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230290"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230290"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":230292,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230290\/revisions\/230292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}