Misinformation Expert's "Citation to Fake, AI-Generated Sources in His Declaration ... Shatters His Credibility with This Court"

Minnesota law prohibits dissemination of "deepfakes" with intent to injure a political candidate or influence the result of an election.

Plaintiffs challenge the statute on First Amendment grounds and seek preliminary injunctive relief prohibiting its enforcement.

Jeff Hancock , a credentialed expert on the dangers of AI and misinformation, has fallen victim to the siren call of relying too heavily on AI .

Plaintiffs argue that the Hancock Declaration should be excluded in its entirety and that the Court should not consider an amended declaration.

At a minimum, expert testimony is supposed to be reliable.

The Court should be able to trust the "indicia of truthfulness" that declarations made under penalty of perjury carry.

Courts do not, and should not, "make allowances for a [party] who cites to fake, nonexistent, misleading authorities," the Court says.