10/4/2026
Political Picture · elections

Van Orden hit with cease and desist letter from Democratic opponent over AI deepfake ads

Filed by Deacon Rift
Van Orden hit with cease and desist letter from Democratic opponent over AI deepfake ads
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) was hit with a cease and desist letter from his Democratic opponent, Rebecca Cooke, after the lawmaker aired AI deepfake campaign advertisements about her. “Not only are these ads beneath the dignity of your office, but Wisconsin’s common law of defamation fills the gaps yet remaining in Wisconsin’s statutory protections…
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Van Orden hit with cease and desist letter from Democratic opponent over AI deepfake ads — Political Picture