White House says First Lady championed the TAKE IT DOWN Act, described as a new law to protect children from online deepfakes

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The TAKE IT DOWN Act is enacted as law and contains provisions that enhance federal online protections for children from online deepfakes.

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First Lady Melania Trump will ring the New York Stock Exchange opening bell on January 28, 2026. The White House release highlights actions from her first year focused on children, including the TAKE IT DOWN Act to curb deepfakes, an Executive Order on foster-care supports, a Presidential AI Challenge and White House AI Task Force meeting, $25 million in proposed housing supports for youth leaving foster care, and international reunification and coalition efforts tied to the United Nations General Assembly.

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Contemporary reporting and official records show First Lady Melania Trump actively promoted the TAKE IT DOWN Act: she lobbied lawmakers, convened a Capitol Hill roundtable, and joined President Trump at the Rose Garden signing. Congress.gov (S.146 became Public Law No. 119-12 on May 19, 2025) and advocacy/press accounts (RAINN, AP) confirm the law criminalizes nonconsensual intimate imagery — including AI-generated "deepfakes" — and requires covered platforms to remove such material (with specified notice-and-takedown obligations and explicit protections for minors). Verdict — True: the statement accurately reflects that the First Lady championed the TAKE IT DOWN Act and that the law enhances federal online protections for children against online deepfakes, as shown by the legislative text and official/advocate statements.

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Update · Jan 23, 2026, 11:36 PMTrue
Contemporary reporting and official records show First Lady Melania Trump actively promoted the TAKE IT DOWN Act: she lobbied lawmakers, convened a Capitol Hill roundtable, and joined President Trump at the Rose Garden signing. Congress.gov (S.146 became Public Law No. 119-12 on May 19, 2025) and advocacy/press accounts (RAINN, AP) confirm the law criminalizes nonconsensual intimate imagery — including AI-generated "deepfakes" — and requires covered platforms to remove such material (with specified notice-and-takedown obligations and explicit protections for minors). Verdict — True: the statement accurately reflects that the First Lady championed the TAKE IT DOWN Act and that the law enhances federal online protections for children against online deepfakes, as shown by the legislative text and official/advocate statements.
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