Incident #1721
Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden Reportedly Posted Grok Imagine Deepfakes Depicting Opponent Rebecca Cooke Saying Things She Did Not Say
Description
Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden repeatedly posted Grok Imagine-generated videos depicting Democratic challenger Rebecca Cooke saying statements she did not make. Cooke called the clips deceptive and defamatory; Van Orden's campaign described them as obvious AI-generated satire. Cooke's attorneys later sent a cease-and-desist alleging the videos were intended to mislead voters and harm her reputation.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- derrick-van-orden
- deepfake-creators
- synthetic-media-creators
- public-figures
- politicians
- politicians-in-the-united-states
- information-manipulation-actors
- information-manipulation-actors-in-the-united-states
Alleged Developers
- xai
- synthetic-video-generation-technology-developers
- deepfake-technology-developers
- synthetic-media-generation-technology-developers
- synthetic-audio-generation-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- rebecca-cooke
- political-candidates-targeted-by-deepfakes
- voters
- epistemic-integrity
- public-figures
- politicians
- politicians-in-the-united-states