AI Deepfakes in Politics | Milwaukee News

Milwaukee News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 26, 2026 · 1m

Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden is unleashing AI-generated deepfake videos of his opponent, Rebecca Cooke, featuring absurd scenes like her chatting with a giant calculator or being endorsed by a cow—some with watermarks, others not. While technically outside Wisconsin’s political ad disclosure laws and currently unregulated federally, the clips spark outrage over deceptive tactics that experts say disrespect voters and blur the line between satire and manipulation. Cooke calls them “slop” and demands new rules, as the tactic’s intent—to provoke negative reactions—raises ethical…