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The current legal status of deep fake harassment is covered in https://legaljournal.princeton.edu/the-high-stakes-of-deepfakes-the-growing-necessity-of-federal-legislation-to-regulate-this-rapidly-evolving-technology/ https://legaljournal.princeton.edu/the-high-stakes-of-deepfa.... The conspiracy theory doesn't fit. Somebody in the legislator's district made enough noise that there oughta be a law.