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Deepfakes

Virginia

No state-level rule found.

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Sources

Public source links are still being curated for this entry.

Why this status

Rooted Reality reviewed Virginia LIS materials on SB 775 and HB 2479. Public reporting indicated both 2025 measures were vetoed, and we didn't verify any other enacted in-scope rule against a stable Virginia primary source on the May 5, 2026 review. So no enforceable state-level deepfake rule shows on this card today.

What this means

Virginia has no enforceable state-level deepfake rule on this card today — federal law and each platform's own content policy are what apply here.
Two 2025 measures (SB 775, HB 2479) reached the Governor's desk and were reported as vetoed. A veto isn't a rule either way; it just means those specific bills didn't become law.
Federal protections (intimate-image laws, election-fraud statutes, CSAM rules) and a depicted person's existing civil claims still apply regardless of Virginia's state-level posture.

What to verify next

Open SB 775 and HB 2479 on Virginia LIS to confirm the veto status, and search the 2026 session for any successor bills filed after the vetoes.
For content concerns today, the platform's own policy and federal complaint paths (FBI IC3 for fraud, NCMEC for content involving minors) are the active levers.

How this was scored →

Public-source posture estimateNot legal adviceMap regenerated2026-05-08 · 8 May 2026