The Fear Index
Rank 2 of 17
Deepfakes
Synthetic or manipulated media: deepfakes, digital replicas, AI impersonation, election deepfakes, nonconsensual intimate imagery, AI-generated fraud.
89
on the Fear Index
Bills198
Lobbying filings149
News493
Wikipedia32.7K
The receipts
32,682Wikipedia views on this fear in the last 30 days
493news articles about it in the last 30 days
198bills, resolutions, rules and orders cite it since January 2025, in 42 states, Puerto Rico and Congress
159new government controls written into those bills
149federal lobbying filings name it, past year
In their own words
The fear as each bill's official summary or text states it, and the controls the same bill would create.
“creates the Digital Voyeurism Prevention Act to address non-consensual generation and distribution of counterfeit intimate images”
HB 276, UtahPassedLabel or AI noticeNew agency powersUse limitsUtah Division of Consumer Protection“deep fake videos or images in violation of Section 21.165, Penal Code”
HB 149, TexasPassedMandatory reportingNew agency powersUse limits2 offices“Any AI-generated content depicting a real individual shall include an additional disclaimer, as described in the act.”
SB 1324, MissouriNot passedLabel or AI noticeNew agency powersUse limits2 offices“created using artificial intelligence, using the voice of a public figure, including an elected official or limited public figure”
HB 639, LouisianaPassedLabel or AI noticeNew agency powersLouisiana Board of Ethics“A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the person appearing to be depicted, the person knowingly produces or distributes by electronic means deep fake media”
SB 441, TexasPassedNew agency powersUse limitsTexas Attorney General
What it's buying
The government controls written into the bills that cite this fear.
Who benefits
Agencies and officials these bills would hand new power, by number of bills.
- 1Texas Attorney General3bills
- 2Missouri Attorney General1bill
- 3Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance1bill
- 4Federal Trade Commission1bill
- 5State Attorneys General1bill
Everyone else lobbying
Companies, trade groups, think tanks, unions and other groups whose lobbying filings name this fear, past year.
Money, bills and attention
Money on filings naming it
Bills citing it
Wikipedia views
Each dot is 16 bills. Sources: lobbying filings on LDA.gov that name this fear, the bills that cite it, and Wikipedia readership of its articles.
Latest on this fear
- Lobbying filing2026-10-27National Fraternal Order of Police filed a lobbying report that mentions AI, $100K for the quarter across all its issues, naming H.R. 10349, H.R. 1046, H.R. 10551, H.R. 10678, H.R. 1236, H.R. 1260, H.R. 1266, H.R. 1269, H.R. 1443, H.R. 1505, H.R. 1551, H.R. 1556, H.R. 1726, H.R. 2094, H.R. 2096, H.R. 2189, H.R. 2194, H.R. 2240, H.R. 2305, H.R. 2502, H.R. 2654, H.R. 2711, H.R. 2735, H.R. 2752, H.R. 2964, H.R. 3267, H.R. 3366, H.R. 3372, H.R. 3398, H.R. 3598, H.R. 3633, H.R. 378, H.R. 3832, H.R. 4024, H.R. 4334, H.R. 4607, H.R. 503, H.R. 5107, H.R. 5282, H.R. 5391, H.R. 5403, H.R. 5594, H.R. 5744, H.R. 6042, H.R. 6120, H.R. 621, H.R. 633, H.R. 6602, H.R. 6605, H.R. 6683, H.R. 6911, H.R. 7033, H.R. 7114, H.R. 7184, H.R. 7718, H.R. 7834, H.R. 7876, H.R. 8675, H.R. 8746, H.R. 8750, H.R. 8776, H.R. 911, H.R. 9503, H.R. 993, H.R. 9937, S. 1077, S. 122, S. 1247, S. 1283, S. 1295, S. 1300, S. 1316, S. 1401, S. 1409, S. 146, S. 1572, S. 1595, S. 167, S. 180, S. 2, S. 2200, S. 2400, S. 3023, S. 3189, S. 3366, S. 3453, S. 3626, S. 3801, S. 3897, S. 4260, S. 4446, S. 4500, S. 4514, S. 5109, S. 516, S. 5644, S. 666, S. 678, S. 679, S. 767, S. 83, S. 911, S. 978
- Lobbying filing2026-10-20Adobe filed a lobbying report that mentions AI, $50K for the quarter across all its issues, naming H.R. 9112
- Lobbying filing2026-10-20National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies filed a lobbying report that mentions AI, $520K for the quarter across all its issues, naming H.R. 10362, H.R. 10519, H.R. 1734, H.R. 2770, H.R. 3460, H.R. 3775, H.R. 4142, H.R. 5227, H.R. 5388, H.R. 5784, H.R. 5885, H.R. 6304, H.R. 6875, H.R. 8037, H.R. 8094, H.R. 8623, H.R. 8664, H.R. 8819, H.R. 9352, H.R. 9363, H.R. 9619, S. 1269, S. 1290, S. 1378, S. 1638, S. 1798, S. 2177, S. 2528, S. 2750, S. 2937, S. 3108, S. 3339, S. 3354, S. 3557, S. 3957, S. 4069, S. 4307, S. 4743, S. 4916, S. 5061, S. 5417
- Lobbying filing2026-10-20Microsoft filed a lobbying report that mentions AI, $60K for the quarter across all its issues
- Lobbying filing2026-10-20Major League Soccer Players Association filed a lobbying report that mentions AI, $10K for the quarter across all its issues, naming S. 1367
- Lobbying filing2026-10-20National Hockey League Players Association filed a lobbying report that mentions AI, $10K for the quarter across all its issues, naming S. 1367
The bills
The ones carrying the most controls, first.
- PC 1487, Puerto RicoNot passedLabel or AI noticeNew agency powersUse limitsRead it on sutra.oslpr.org
- HB 276, UtahPassedLabel or AI noticeNew agency powersUse limitsRead it on le.utah.gov
- SB 1324, MissouriNot passedLabel or AI noticeNew agency powersUse limitsRead it on senate.mo.gov
- HB 149, TexasPassedMandatory reportingNew agency powersUse limitsRead it on capitol.texas.gov
- SB 1349, PennsylvaniaNot passedLabel or AI noticeNew agency powersRead it on palegis.us
- S. 4591, CongressNot passedState laws overriddenUse limitsRead it on congress.gov
- HB 639, LouisianaPassedLabel or AI noticeNew agency powersRead it on legis.la.gov
- HB 459, LouisianaPassedLabel or AI noticeUse limitsRead it on legis.la.gov
- HB 2772, KansasDid not passLabel or AI noticeUse limitsRead it on kslegislature.gov
- H.R. 2794, CongressNot passedState laws overriddenUse limitsRead it on congress.gov