OREM — The approach of midterm elections has reawakened a reality of election season most people dread: political ads. They dominate our TVs, computers, radio stations and podcasts, to name a few modes of consumption. But this year, they have a different, noticeably more sinister twist that can likely be attributed to the meteoric rise in AI-generated deepfake content. A particular instance that has garnered significant attention is a series of deepfake ads targeted against Texas Rep.