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Six-Figure AI Deepfake Targets Texas Rep, Election Law Bars

6/10/2026

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Citizens for Sanity, a Trump-aligned group, spent six figures on an AI ad showing James Talarico in a dress singing about transgender children.
The ad aired in Texas before Talarico’s Senate race against Ken Paxton, editing his 2023 remarks to suggest he loved “trans children” and calling him a creep.
Texas law bans AI deepfakes that deceive voters within 30 days of an election.
The GOP-controlled Legislature rejected disclosure reforms.

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Citizens for Sanity, a Trump-aligned group, spent six figures on an AI ad showing James Talarico in a dress singing about transgender children.
The ad aired in Texas before Talarico’s Senate race against Ken Paxton, editing his 2023 remarks to suggest he loved “trans children” and calling him a creep.
Texas law bans AI deepfakes that deceive voters within 30 days of an election.
The GOP-controlled Legislature rejected disclosure reforms.