Van Orden tells the recipient to discard the demand
Derrick Van OrdenU.S. representative for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District and Republican candidate
Van Orden tells the recipient to put the form in the circle file and carry on. His post quotes an account pointing to Cooke's cease-and-desist announcement.
“Please fill out the appropriate form and file it in the circle file. Carry on.”
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Where this statement fits
Should Derrick Van Orden stop posting AI deepfakes of Rebecca Cooke?
Rebecca Cooke says Derrick Van Orden's AI videos attribute invented statements to her and demands that he stop posting them. Her September 30 letter alleges defamation and reserves legal action. Van Orden dismisses the demand on X, while his campaign calls Cooke's response a tantrum. The dispute concerns whether he should stop using the videos and whether they cross the line from political mockery into defamatory false attribution.
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Van Orden tells the recipient to put the form in the circle file. The quoted DVO Newsroom account describes itself as residents documenting his conduct; it is not his campaign newsroom.
Reporting
About this source
Wisconsin Public Radio reports Cooke's allegations and the Van Orden campaign's rejection of the letter. It links to the original videos and the signed letter.
Before the quotation
Van Orden quotes a post from DVO Newsroom that points to Cooke's announcement.
After the quotation
His post includes AI-labelled media. In its own news release, his campaign calls Cooke's response a tantrum and accuses her of lying to voters.
How this statement is classified
The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
He responds to the demand by telling the recipient to discard it, downplaying its significance.
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- Rebecca Cooke
More from this case
Read the full caseCooke condemns the AI videos and demands they stop
“These defamatory, misleading videos undermine our democratic process and are the exact kind of mudslinging voters are tired of.”Read statement
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