
Is an AI-generated video of a politician technically a deepfake if the words they’re saying are their own?
By any reasonable definition, yes, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee published just such a deepfake of Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on its X account on Friday:
Week 3 of the Schumer Shutdown:
“Every day gets better for us.” pic.twitter.com/1qeNKhvcfI
— Senate Republicans (@NRSC) October 17, 2025
The ad, which is labeled as AI-generated, depicts Schumer…








