{
  "family": "common-ground",
  "checked": "2026-10-09",
  "scope": "A selected pilot, not an exhaustive policy platform. Survey findings describe the sampled population and the stated question, not all Americans or every version of a proposal.",
  "id": "election-deepfakes",
  "metaTitle": "Election deepfakes: poll & bill status | America.co",
  "title": "Do Americans agree on restricting election deepfakes?",
  "description": "Compare support for campaign-deepfake restrictions with a specific federal proposal, its status, and the difference between disclosure and prohibition.",
  "answer": "This survey found majority support across parties for restricting campaign use of deepfakes. The related S. 1213 Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act was still at introduction and committee referral in the official record checked October 9, 2026.",
  "category": "AI and information trust",
  "poll": {
    "label": "PPC national Q76",
    "period": "2026-02-11 / 2026-02-26",
    "population": "U.S. adults; weighted opt-in panels; total n=2,509; four-fifths modules n=1,991–2,020 (question-specific n unreported).",
    "questionSummary": "Restrict deepfakes in political campaign advertisements.",
    "national": 82,
    "republican": 85,
    "democrat": 83,
    "independent": 73,
    "sourceUrl": "https://publicconsultation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Common-Ground-National-Questionnaire-2026.pdf#page=20"
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Related proposal",
      "value": "S. 1213, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1213"
    },
    {
      "label": "Latest recorded action",
      "value": "March 31, 2025: referred to Senate Rules and Administration",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s/BILLSTATUS-119s1213.xml"
    },
    {
      "label": "Scope in official summary",
      "value": "Knowingly distributed, materially deceptive AI media concerning federal candidates",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s/BILLSTATUS-119s1213.xml"
    }
  ],
  "sections": [
    {
      "heading": "A narrower bill than a broad slogan",
      "paragraphs": [
        "S. 1213 addresses materially deceptive AI-generated audio or visual media in defined federal-election contexts, with exceptions and a civil remedy for affected candidates. Do not turn a general poll result into a claim that voters considered these legal details."
      ],
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s/BILLSTATUS-119s1213.xml"
      ]
    },
    {
      "heading": "Disclosure and prohibition are different tools",
      "paragraphs": [
        "One approach identifies synthetic content. Another prohibits defined deceptive uses. Compare each proposal’s treatment of satire, news reporting, knowing conduct, enforcement and correction. An effective response must protect people from deception while respecting legitimate expression."
      ],
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s1213is/html/BILLS-119s1213is.htm"
      ]
    },
    {
      "heading": "An immediate information check",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Before circulating a surprising candidate clip, locate the earliest available source and the full recording. If the source cannot be established, mark that uncertainty instead of turning a suspicion into a confident accusation."
      ],
      "sourceUrls": []
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    "Locate the original clip and complete context.",
    "Distinguish an authenticity allegation from established evidence.",
    "Check the exact jurisdiction and bill status before claiming that a specific use is unlawful."
  ],
  "caution": "This is civic information, not a determination that a particular advertisement violates law. Federal proposals, state rules and platform policies have different scopes.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "PPC AI polling release",
      "url": "https://publicconsultation.org/united-states/cg2026-ai/",
      "asOf": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "PPC questionnaire, Q76",
      "url": "https://publicconsultation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Common-Ground-National-Questionnaire-2026.pdf",
      "asOf": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "Official S. 1213 action record and CRS summary",
      "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s/BILLSTATUS-119s1213.xml",
      "asOf": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "S. 1213 introduced text",
      "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s1213is/html/BILLS-119s1213is.htm",
      "asOf": "2026-10-09"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    {
      "label": "How to track congressional votes",
      "url": "/learn/how-to-track-congressional-votes"
    },
    {
      "label": "Public resource desk",
      "url": "/resources"
    },
    {
      "label": "Deepfake labeling evidence",
      "url": "/common-ground/deepfake-labels"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    [
      "Is a restriction the same as a label requirement?",
      "No. A label supplies disclosure; a prohibition bars conduct within a defined scope."
    ],
    [
      "Does this page decide whether a campaign violated the law?",
      "No. It compares a poll with a proposal and provides sources for further checking."
    ]
  ],
  "route": "/common-ground/election-deepfakes",
  "file": "common-ground/election-deepfakes.html"
}