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Vikki Goodwin: The Record Behind the Attack Ads · Episode 1

The Record Behind the Deepfakes

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Vikki Goodwin, Democrat, state representative from Austin since 2019, running for Lieutenant Governor of Texas against Dan Patrick: every attack on her -- including the AI-generated ads his campaign pulled -- checked against her votes, her bills and the record. What she actually did in the Texas House, and whether the attacks describe it.

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Image credits: - Town hall discussion with Vikki Goodwin — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 - State Sen. Dan Patrick (8428437478) — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 - Dan Patrick Texas — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 - HiRes-Vikki Goodwin-6381-red — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 - HiRes-Vikki Goodwin-6381-red (cropped) — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Vikki Goodwin headshot — Wikimedia Commons, Public domain - Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (54281823824) (cropped) — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 - Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (54281580226) — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 - Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (54281576696) — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 - qf3_dcc5cb69c16fe2 — , Supplied - Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (54281823824) (cropped) — , CC BY 2.0 - HiRes-Vikki Goodwin-6381-red (cropped) — , CC BY-SA 4.0 - LBJ Foundation DIG14017 112 (32116017994) — Wikimedia Commons, Public domain - LBJ Foundation DIG14069-111 (34717248846) — Wikimedia Commons, Public domain - Vikki Goodwin — receipt, Receipt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikki_Goodwin - Ken Paxton - 55021219602 — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Ken Paxton - 55021219677 — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Ken Paxton - 55021220042 — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Ken Paxton - 55022105976 — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 - 2026 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election — receipt, Receipt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Texas_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election - State Sen. Dan Patrick, chairman of the Senate Education Committee, lauds the work of Texans Deserve Great Schools. — , BY 2.0 - Dan Patrick Texas (alt crop) — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Dan Patrick Texas (cropped) — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 - 20010301-01 Silver-Tongued DEVIL — , BY-SA 2.0 - 20010301-02 Silver-Tongued DEVIL — , BY-SA 2.0 - HiRes-Vikki Goodwin-6381-red — , CC BY-SA 4.0 - voting2 — , CC0 1.0 - Voted early, July 8, 2020 — , BY 2.0 - voting7 — , CC0 1.0 - Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (54281576696) — , CC BY 2.0 - Ken Paxton 2024 (cropped) — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 - 2025 Texas House chambers 04 — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 - 2025 Texas House chambers 01 — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 - 2025 Texas House chambers 02 — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Ballot drop box 2020 — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Everett, WA - USA / 07/30/2020: Dropping Mail in Ballot into mail box — , BY 2.0 - Vote Here - Election Polling Place (50565230221) — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Short cuts

part · 168s
Dan Patrick ran ads starring his opponent.
part · 150s
She beat an incumbent.
part · 156s
Someone decided the real one wasn't enough.
hook · 69s
She never showed up to the shoot.
hook · 73s
His campaign went to a computer anyway.
hook · 51s
This isn't even our building.
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