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Be ethical in journalism. what are lawmakers saying about this? >> reporter: you're always ahead of your time, dana. but there is concern on both sides of the aisle. mark warner told us in a statement today the intelligence community is extremely concerned about the rise of deepfake technology. we already struggle to track and combat interference efforts and other maligned activities on social media. the exposure of deepfake videos is going to make that harder. ben sasse has proposed legislation that would make it a criminal act to create and distribute deepfake videos. senator sasse proposes ...

Crime she's aware of and will sit down with law enforcement to tell them what she might know about russia's interference efforts. tonight alleged russian spy mara butina admits she conspired to act as an illegal foreign agent saying she was under the director of russian alexander torshin. >> she was satisfied with her lawyers who made the decision voluntarily. >> the 30-year-old once pore frayed herself as simply a graduate student in weese who had founded a gun rights group in russia. >> my store sell simple. my father is a hunter. i was born in siberia. >> reporter: prosecutors say butina's ...

China and wran for efforiran fo manipulate voters and warned americans that foreign actors use social media to amplify issues, spread disinformation and sponsor content through english language media. there is no evidence the interference efforts have impacted voting infrastructure or disrupt our ability to tally votes in the midterm elections. and when president trump was asked about this russian hacking, he simply said that it had nothing to do with his campaign. sara murray, cnn, washington. the u.s. midterm elections just 2 of this we1/2 weeks away. you can tune into see the florida gove...

The 2018 and 2020 u.s. elections. and warned americans that foreign actors use social media to amplify divisive issues, spread disinformation, and sponsor content through english language media, including rt and sputnik. there is no evidence the interference efforts have impacted voting infrastructure. to change vote counts or disrupt our ability to tally votes in the midterm elections. and meantime a key player in mueller's russia probe will soon be sentenced. former campaign chairman paul manafort shocking a campaign courtroom when he appeared in a wheelchair. as the judge set his sentencing...

Says has come out as fact in some ways when he talks about the president not necessarily being so truthful. although he's not as kind in saying those words. but to your point and to this question right now, not surprising that woe saw this small team of trump's allies. after they get a briefing. we should note this briefing was by james clapper at the time. he was the director of national intelligence. he had just told them about the interference efforts on behalf of russian -- what they did in 2016. just think about it. this meeting occurred right after the election, don. they knew, at least ...