Real or fake? Deepfakes flood Georgia political ads

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – As political ads increase ahead of the midterms, Georgia lawmakers have not passed a law requiring AI-generated political ads to be labeled, leaving voters without a clear way to know what content is real.

An ad circulating online appears to show Sen. Jon Ossoff getting his hair and makeup done in a salon chair. The ad is AI-generated.

In the ad, a voice identified as a grandmother says, “Turns out that boy spends more on hair and makeup then any D.C. politician, including women,” and, “Jon Ossoff talks pretty, his actions ugly.”

Dr. Lance Hunter, a professor of political

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