Colorado Sen. Cathy Kipp submits first complaint under state’s deepfake disclosure law

By: Sara Wilson

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 591

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago


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The Colorado secretary of state’s office will investigate whether a video from a libertarian think tank generated with artificial intelligence violates a state law against undisclosed deepfake videos of candidates.

Sen. Cathy Kipp, a Fort Collins Democrat, filed a complaint with the office on Aug. 5 against the Independence Institute, as first reported by CBS Colorado. She alleges that a video posted to multiple Independence Institute social media accounts violates a 2024 law that …

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