# FTC issues policy statement on AI accuracy, blocking laws that suppress truthful model outputs

> The FTC has issued a draft policy statement targeting state laws that, in its words, require the alteration of truthful outputs of AI models, and it is seeking public comment through July 31. The move responds to a December 2025 executive order from the Trump administration and signals that the agency may push for federal preemption of state rules it sees as forcing AI systems to suppress accurate information. The framing is striking because it flips the usual regulatory script. Where much AI policy focuses on reining models in, this statement positions the federal government as a defender of unfiltered, truthful model outputs against state-level mandates. It also sets up a direct collision with states like Illinois, California and New York that are writing their own AI rules. The comment period will be worth watching, because whichever way the FTC lands could reshape how much room individual states have to regulate what AI systems are allowed to say.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: Federal Trade Commission · Published Saturday, July 18, 2026_

## Wortins' read

The FTC has issued a draft policy statement targeting state laws that, in its words, require the alteration of truthful outputs of AI models, and it is seeking public comment through July 31. The move responds to a December 2025 executive order from the Trump administration and signals that the agency may push for federal preemption of state rules it sees as forcing AI systems to suppress accurate information. The framing is striking because it flips the usual regulatory script. Where much AI policy focuses on reining models in, this statement positions the federal government as a defender of unfiltered, truthful model outputs against state-level mandates. It also sets up a direct collision with states like Illinois, California and New York that are writing their own AI rules. The comment period will be worth watching, because whichever way the FTC lands could reshape how much room individual states have to regulate what AI systems are allowed to say.

## Source

[Read the full story at Federal Trade Commission](https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/07/ftc-seeks-public-comment-policy-statement-addressing-ai-accuracy)

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