Virginia HB868 prohibits political campaign advertisements containing synthetic media without proper disclosure.
Virginia HB868 amends the Code of Virginia to prohibit political campaign advertisements containing synthetic media unless specific conditions are met. Synthetic media refers to images or audio recordings that have been intentionally altered to cause a reasonable person to mistakenly believe they are recordings of real events. The bill mandates that any such advertisement must include a disclosure statement at the beginning and end, if the advertisement exceeds five minutes.
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