Cuban: Facebook knowingly runs AI deepfake scam ads; docs say $16B fraud revenue

Re:Cuban: Facebook knowingly runs AI deepfake scam ads; docs... by Veserv on Friday November 06, 2026 @01:00PM (#50395883)

Actually, "knowingly"[1] is a specific legal term that accounts for that. Deliberate ignorance or a reckless disregard for the truth are adequate to meet the standard. That is the legal standard most commonly used for such laws instead of "actual knowledge" which is the standard requiring positive knowledge.

[1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/3729#b_1

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Re:Cuban: Facebook knowingly runs AI deepfake scam ads; docs... by ElProlactin on Friday November 06, 2026 @09:21PM (#50401034)

This is the definition of "knowingly" under U.S. Code § 3729, which is part of a specific act (the False Claims Act).

There is not one single legal definition of "knowingly" that applies to all laws and claims in the US.

Furthermore, even under this specific law, you need to prove the accused acted in "deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information", which has its own standard of evidence which is not exactly trivial.

Bottom line: companies like Meta build in plausible deniability because it's legally more effective versus the alternative, even if it's not bulletproof.

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