Deepfake Election Laws and Political Ad AI Disclosure Quiz

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1. Which state passed the first deepfake election law in 2019?
   • California
   • Minnesota
   • Texas
   • New Hampshire
2. What did the FCC rule in February 2024 after the Biden robocall?
   • All political ads must be pre-approved
   • AI-generated voices count as "artificial" under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
   • Robocalls are protected political speech
   • Telecom carriers must detect all deepfakes
3. What is the main difference between prohibition laws and disclosure laws?
   • Prohibition laws apply only to radio
   • Disclosure laws apply only after an election
   • There is no difference
   • Disclosure laws allow the content if it carries a clear label
4. What happened in Kohls v. Bonta?
   • A federal judge blocked California's 2024 deceptive election content law as sweeping in protected speech like parody
   • The Supreme Court upheld all state deepfake laws
   • The FEC was ordered to write new AI rules
   • A candidate won damages from a deepfake creator
5. How did the Federal Election Commission respond to calls for AI rules?
   • It banned AI in all campaign ads
   • It declined new rules and said its existing fraudulent misrepresentation ban applies whatever technology is used
   • It required watermarks on every political video
   • It transferred authority to the FCC
6. Why is United States v. Alvarez (2012) relevant to deepfake election laws?
   • It created the first deepfake crime
   • It required AI labels on ads
   • The Court declined to treat lies as a category of speech outside First Amendment protection
   • It upheld Texas's 2019 law
7. Why have disclosure requirements tended to fare better in court than broad bans?
   • They are narrower and burden less speech, which matters under strict scrutiny
   • Courts do not review disclosure laws
   • Disclosure laws apply only to foreign actors
   • Bans are always handled by the FEC
8. Which practical challenge do candidates face when using these laws?
   • The laws forbid going to court
   • Only platforms may file complaints
   • The laws apply only after votes are counted
   • They must detect the fake, show it was AI-generated, and get to court within days