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Deepfakes

West 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 West Virginia's legislative materials, official code, and election-law sources for a state-level deepfake rule and didn't find one on the books today. Federal law and platform policies are what apply for West Virginia families.

What this means

West Virginia has no enforceable state-level deepfake rule today — federal law and each platform's own content policy are what apply here.
If a West Virginia measure has been introduced but isn't posted in a stable form yet, it won't appear on this card until we can verify the bill text against a primary source.
Federal protections (intimate-image laws, election-fraud statutes, CSAM rules) and a depicted person's existing civil claims still apply, regardless of West Virginia's state-level posture.

What to verify next

Search the West Virginia Legislature's bill-tracking site for measures tagged with deepfake or synthetic media — that's the cleanest read of where any active legislation stands.
For a specific piece of content you're worried about, the platform's own policy and federal complaint paths (FBI IC3 for fraud, NCMEC for content involving minors) are the active levers today.

How this was scored →

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