AI-Cloned Biden Voice Used in Robocall Telling New Hampshire Democrats Not to Vote in Primary

Two days before the New Hampshire presidential primary, voters received a robocall featuring a convincing AI-generated imitation of President Biden's voice — urging them to skip the primary and "save your vote for November." The call even opened with Biden's signature "What a bunch of malarkey!" before proceeding to deliver exactly that. The Biden campaign confirmed he recorded no such message, and the New Hampshire attorney general launched an investigation, calling it an apparent felony-level attempt to suppress votes.

The call's callback number — a clever touch — was routed to Kathleen Sullivan, treasurer of a PAC encouraging Democrats to write Biden in on the ballot. Sullivan, suddenly fielding mysterious calls, connected the dots and filed a complaint with the AG's office. In New Hampshire, using fraudulent information to deter voting is a felony. The attorney general helpfully reminded voters that participating in the primary would not, in fact, prevent them from voting in November — a clarification that shouldn't need to be made, and yet, here we are.