Spot the Fakes Act
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-09-10 — Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act: cross-connection with protect-elections-from-deceptive-ai-act: Complementary approaches to synthetic media: election-focused prohibitions vs. detection/labeling infrastructure. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-04-28 — TAKE IT DOWN Act: cross-connection with take-it-down-act: Complementary responses to synthetic-media harms — detection/labeling (Spot the Fakes) versus criminalization and mandatory takedown of nonconsensual intimate deepfakes (TAKE IT DOWN). (novelty: 3)
- 2025-05-19 — TAKE IT DOWN Act: cross-connection with take-it-down-act: Both address deceptive synthetic media; Spot the Fakes focuses on detection/labeling while TAKE IT DOWN mandates removal of nonconsensual intimate imagery. (novelty: 4)
- 2026-03-04 — AI Fraud Accountability Act of 2026: cross-connection with ai-fraud-accountability-act: Complementary approaches to AI-generated fraud: detection/labeling of synthetic content vs. accountability for AI-enabled fraudulent conduct. (novelty: 3)
- 2025-05-21 — DEFIANCE Act of 2025: cross-connection with defiance-act: DEFIANCE targets civil liability for nonconsensual intimate deepfakes while Spot the Fakes focuses on detection/labeling of AI-generated content — complementary remedy and disclosure tracks. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-07-02 — Spot the Fakes Act: HR9578 (119th Congress) introduced and referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce on 2026-07-02; substantive provisions not yet detailed in available abstract. (novelty: 3)