US lawmakers slam Meta's election safeguards ahead of 2026

Some important people in the US government, called lawmakers, are worried about elections.

Nineteen of them wrote a letter to a big company called Meta, which owns apps like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The lawmakers think Meta is not doing enough to stop fake videos and fake news.

Fake videos made by computers are called deepfakes, and they can make it look like someone said something they never said.

Meta used to have experts check if posts were true, but it stopped doing that.

Now regular users add notes to posts instead.

The lawmakers also found a fake online influencer named 'Emily Hart' that was made with AI.

They want Meta's boss, Mark Zuckerberg, to answer their questions by September 18.

They want to make sure voters are protected before the 2026 elections.