Just before you forward: what should you check when an election video reaches you?

Ahead of the 2026 elections, Noam Cohen from Channel 14 presents a practical guide for verifying campaign videos and audio recordings. The article explains the amendment to the election law requiring deepfake content labeling, and offers five steps to check the source of content before sharing on WhatsApp.

Noam Cohen, founder of CritiqeIL, publishes a practical guide for voters ahead of the 2026 elections on Channel 14. The article warns against deepfake videos and fake audio recordings distributed on WhatsApp, and explains that a temporary amendment to the election law (campaign methods) requires clear labeling of campaign content created using artificial intelligence. Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, ruled that the labeling must appear throughout the video and in large font. The article offers five steps for verifying videos: checking the message source, examining audio recordings, searching for the full version, checking the context, and using AI tools like ChatGPT to find the source. The article emphasizes that the absence of labeling is not proof of content authenticity, and that the responsibility for verification remains with the user.