Should it be illegal to use AI-generated deepfakes in political campaign advertisements?

Deepfakes—hyper-realistic video or audio manipulations generated by AI—have become the "nuclear weapon" of modern disinformation, capable of making politicians appear to say or do things they never did. As tools like Midjourney and Sora become indistinguishable from reality, the potential for an election to be swung by a viral fake video days before voting is higher than ever. Proponents of a ban argue that without strict regulation, the "marketplace of ideas" will collapse into a "liar's dividend" chaos where no footage can be trusted and trut…  h becomes irrelevant. Opponents warn that granting the government the power to define what is "fake" is a dangerous slippery slope that will inevitably be weaponized to silence satire, parody, and legitimate political criticism under the guise of safety.