- AI deepfakes and disinformation in Texas Senate race
- Ken Paxton is involved in a legal dispute after suing ActBlue over alleged fraud, while he and James Talarico compete in a Texas Senate race.
- James Talarico is running against Ken Paxton and Colin Allred for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas.
- James Talarico is named a Texas Senate nominee, coinciding with reports on deepfakes and state laws.
Paxton and Patrick used deepfakes in Texas campaigns, while academic and legislative bodies track the issue.
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What happened
Paxton and Patrick used deepfakes in Texas campaigns, while academic and legislative bodies track the issue.
Who's involved
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James Talarico is named a Texas Senate nominee, coinciding with reports on deepfakes and state laws.Also in this story
- Elon Musk accused Texas Senate nominee James Talarico of wanting to destroy the border.
- Talarico participated in a CNN town hall, drawing commentary from Joe Scarborough regarding his campaign performance.
- Texas passed a bill on August 16 capping insulin copays at $25.
- While running for Senate in Texas, James Talarico faces scrutiny as his tax hike proposals clash with the interests of the NFIB during congressional testimony.
The entities involved
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Ken Paxton
Attorney General of Texas since 2015
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James Talarico
American politician (born 1989)
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Texas
state of the United States of America
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- James Talarico campaigned against Ken Paxton's alleged corruption and held a rally in downtown Houston.
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- Ken Paxton criticized James Talarico during the Texas Senate race and held a bus tour stop in Victoria.
- Talarico is a Democratic Senate candidate in Texas amid political attacks and commentary from Musk and Trump.