Artificial intelligence is posing a new threat to elections – making it much easier to create fake content that looks and sounds increasingly credible.

So how are voters to know what's fake and what's real? And what steps are being taken to ensure we're not duped during a campaign?

David Speers speaks to Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers about the impact of AI and what happens if an election is called before a redistribution is finalised.

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