The Democrat filed a police complaint against the Republican incumbent, saying state law bans deceptive video so close to the election. Patrick’s camp said they were obvious parodies. State Rep.
In lieutenant governor race, Vikki Goodwin says Dan Patrick ads are illegal AI deepfakes
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