Politics

A Voting Rights Group Made Deepfakes of Dictators Warning About the Death of Democracy

The campaign focuses on voter suppression and misinformation that threatens open elections

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un
Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un get the deepfake treatment in the campaign.RepresentUs
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By Patrick Kulp

September 29, 2020

A voting rights group is broadcasting a warning about the state of American democracy by using a technology often feared for its own potential to subvert democracy.

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Patrick Kulp is Adweek's senior reporter covering emerging tech.

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