Two days before the 2024 New Hampshire primary, ~5,000 voters received a robocall using a deepfaked clone of President Biden's voice telling them not to vote and to 'save your vote' for November. Political consultant Steve Kramer admitted commissioning the call.
AIC-0007 S3 · Serious
AI deepfake Biden robocall telling voters to skip the New Hampshire primary
- Harm
- Voter-suppression attempt reaching ~5,000 voters; first known use of an AI deepfake in a US national election.
- Detection
- Reported by recipients and journalists; traced to Kramer and transmitting telecom Lingo Telecom.
- Outcome
- FCC issued a US$6 million forfeiture against Kramer (and fined Lingo Telecom $1M); Kramer faced state criminal charges but was found not guilty in June 2025.
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