Lt. Gov. Candidate Goodwin Reports Dan Patrick Social Media 'Deepfakes' to Law Enforcement

Hardline Republican hit with police report over deepfaked campaign ads

State Rep. Vikki Goodwin, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, has filed a police report accusing Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick of violating Texas law after his campaign released two ads featuring AI-generated videos of Goodwin.The videos have since been deleted from Patrick’s X account.“I did not personally do or say the things depicted in the video; although the ‘person’ in the video appears to be me, it was not actually me,” Go…

In lieutenant governor race, Vikki Goodwin says Dan Patrick ads are illegal AI deepfakes

By Zach Leggio, The Texas Tribune September 21, 2026 State Rep. Vikki Goodwin, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, has filed a police report accusing Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick of violating Texas law after his campaign released two ads featuring AI-generated videos of Goodwin. The videos have since been deleted from Patrick’s X account.…

Challenger Seek Charges Over Texas Lt Gov’s AI Ads

The Texas Tribune reports: State Rep. Vikki Goodwin, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, has filed a police report accusing Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick of violating Texas law after his campaign released two ads featuring AI-generated videos of Goodwin. The videos have since been deleted from Patrick’s X account. “I did not personally do … The post Challenger Seek Charges Over Texas Lt Gov’s AI Ads appeared first on Joe.My.God..

Vikki Goodwin files police complaint on Dan Patrick ads

The Democrat filed a police complaint against the Republican incumbent, saying state law bans deceptive video so close to the election. Patrick’s camp said they were obvious parodies.

Lt. Gov. candidate Goodwin reports Dan Patrick social media 'deepfakes' to law enforcement

Texas prohibits deepfake ads, which are "created with the intent to deceive, that appears to depict a real person performing an action that did not occur in reality," from being "published or distributed within 30 days of an election."

Vikki Goodwin files police report saying Dan Patrick broke law with AI-generated campaign ads

Goodwin said that two ads depicting "deepfake" images of her violate a campaign law passed by the Texas legislature in 2019.