The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning the public about two videos falsely claiming to be from the FBI on election security. One mentions the apprehension of groups committing ballot fraud and the other has to do with second gentleman Doug Emhoff. The bureau stresses that the videos are not authentic, are not from the FBI and the content they depict is false.
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A deepfake showed MLK Jr. backing Trump. His daughter calls it ‘vile.’
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter Bernice on Monday condemned an artificially generated video of the Civil Rights leader praising former president Donald Trump, as both parties court Black voters ahead of Election Day.
Fake Photo of Harris in McDonald’s Gear Cited by Liberals and Conservatives
A doctored image of Kamala Harris in a McDonald’s uniform circulating widely on X is being used by both liberal and conservatives to push their agendas. The image is fake, but it was created by a pro-Trump user.
Latino voters say they’re being targeted by AI-generated ads in Spanish with incorrect voting information—and Facebook’s model is one of the worst offenders
With just days before the presidential election, Latino voters are facing a barrage of targeted ads in Spanish and a new source of political messaging in the artificial intelligence age: chatbots generating unfounded claims in Spanish about voting rights.
AI-generated political memes rack up Facebook likes
AI-generated images of fake Americans sharing political endorsements have received more than 2 million likes, comments and shares on Facebook in the last four months, according to a new report released today.
Why Kamala Harris and Donald Trump Don’t Need to Worry About Deepfakes
If you want to agonize over a 2024 election that will be upended by a viral falsehood or deepfake, stop worrying about Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and turn your eyes to the local candidates whose names you might not even know yet.
Parties worry deepfake bombshells could sow chaos before Election Day
Strategists in both parties are bracing for an October or November surprise coming in the form of a deepfake video clip that they worry could have a significant impact on the final days of the presidential race, recognizing that artificial intelligence (AI) counterfeits have become very advanced.
American creating deepfakes targeting Harris works with Russian intel, documents show
A nightmare scenario’: New ad warns of misleading AI ahead of Election Day
NBC News’ Ken Dilanian reports on the risks of deepfake technology ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Viral attack on Walz features fake former student making false claim
The real former student, a man who attended a school where Walz taught, told The Post that they never met. He said he was dismayed to see the video showing someone using his name to make the claims.
New Walz Sexual Harassment ‘Accuser’ Created by AI
Pro-Kremlin and QAnon influencers are spreading a new false sexual abuse accusation against Tim Walz, in what appears to be part of a wider campaign ahead of the 2024 election aimed at portraying Walz — whose political appeal is as an everyman schoolteacher and coach — as a pedophile who took advantage of his students.
Virginia congressional candidate creates AI chatbot as debate stand-in for incumbent.
Bentley Hensel, a software engineer for good government group CivicActions, who is running as an independent, said he was frustrated by what he said was Beyer’s refusal to appear for additional debates since September. So he hatched a unique plan that will test the bounds of both propriety and technology: a debate with Beyer’s artificial intelligence likeness. And the candidate has created the AI chatbot himself – without Beyer’s permission.
Graphic deepfake circulates after Harris’ ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast appearance
According to a deepfake posted online less than 24 hours after the episode was released, Harris shared “her bedroom secrets. Comedian Danny Polishchuk shared an AI-generated video of Cooper and Harris talking, in which Harris’ voice has been manipulated to say she’s the “First Hoe in Chief,” and “adventurous” in the bedroom as well as describe sexual acts she performs on her husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.
Image of Donald Trump wading through flood water is AI-generated | Fact check
A Sept. 30 Facebook post appears to show former President Donald Trump walking through a flooded street while wearing an orange life vest. Experts and an AI-detection tool confirmed the image is AI-generated. There’s no evidence Trump waded through flood water in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
How manipulated video of Kamala Harris is fueling bizarre attacks on social media
As they struggle to find attacks that will stick, right-wing media figures have revived unfounded claims that Vice President Kamala Harris has a drinking problem and has been intoxicated during public appearances.
An Indiana senator faked an ad. Now what?
A Democrat standing at a podium while her supporters hoist signs declaring “NO GAS STOVES!” is a potent political message—particularly in a barn-red state with a libertarian bent like Indiana. But that scene, which debuted in the first ad of a $1 million buy for Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) in Indiana’s increasingly competitive gubernatorial race, never happened. The ad was digitally altered, without any disclosure.
Trump shares fake photo of Harris with Diddy in now-deleted Truth Social post
Amid the recent news of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ arrest, former President Donald Trump reposted a doctored image falsely showing Vice President Kamala Harris with Combs with text questioning if she was involved in his alleged “freak offs.” This is not the first time the Republican presidential nominee has posted a fake image in an effort to bolster his campaign.
Elon Musk’s attacks on Kamala Harris become more unhinged, with help from AI
Musk posted an AI-generated image on his social media platform that depicted Harris as a communist, wearing a red uniform complete with hammer and sickle emblazoned hat. Musk, who has endorsed former President Donald Trump for president and poured millions into a super PAC supporting the Republican, captioned the image with the false assertion, “Kamala vows to be a communist dictator on day one. Can you believe she wears that outfit!?”
‘My identity is stolen’: Photos of European influencers used to push pro-Trump propaganda on fake X accounts
When CNN reached out to the 32-year-old, a trained optician and single mother who is working two jobs – as a social media manager at an engineering firm and as a model to raise money for her child – she was angry and frustrated that her face was being used to push pro-Trump propaganda on X.
Trump shares fake image of Harris speaking to communist event
Former President Trump shared a fake photo of Vice President Harris speaking at a communist event in Chicago ahead of the start of the Democratic National Convention. Trump posted the image on Truth Social late Saturday and again on X on Sunday, adding on to accusations he has made about her recently, calling her a communist and referring to her as “Comrade Kamala.”
Why false claims that a picture of a Kamala Harris rally was AI-generated matter
There were 15,000 people at the rally, according to the Harris campaign. Photos and videos by attendees and media organizations captured the crowd from many angles. But former President Donald Trump and his supporters have falsely claimed that the crowd seen in a photo of the rally in front of Harris’ plane was a product of generative artificial intelligence. On Sunday, Trump made the nonsensical claim that the very real crowd at the event was a fabrication.
Elon Musk Shares Manipulated Harris Video, in Seeming Violation of X’s Policies
The billionaire owner of the social media platform X reposted a video that mimics Vice President Kamala Harris’s voice, without disclosing that it had been altered.
Biden didn’t give profane Oval Office address. Clip is doctored | Fact check
The video is a fabrication. It was first posted to X by an account that regularly shares memes and other doctored content. Three weeks after his widely panned debate performance against former President Donald Trump, Biden posted a letter to social media July 21 in which he announced he was dropping out of the presidential race. In an Oval Office address three days later, he said the best way forward “is to pass the torch to anew generation.”
Deepfake PBS News video circulates of President Biden resigning
A video ricocheting across X appears to show Joe Biden cursing his critics after he announced he would not seek reelection and endorsed Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination. But a meme account fabricated the expletive-laden clip using footage from a prior address in which the US president condemned political violence after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
Michigan congressional candidate posts deepfake of MLK Jr. endorsing him
A Michigan Republican running for Congress is facing backlash after a video using the voice of Martin Luther King Jr. to endorse him was posted. The video posted to Anthony Hudson’s TikTok last week includes a photo of the candidate for Michigan’s 8th District in Flint, along with deepfake audio from the late civil rights leader.
Video of Biden botching Ukraine history is a deepfake
A video spreading across X appears to show Joe Biden erroneously saying Russia has occupied Kyiv for 10 years, confusing the Ukrainian capital with the annexed peninsula of Crimea. But the clip is a deepfake combining fabricated audio with unrelated footage; AFP found no record of the US president making such remarks.
Arizona newsletter makes Kari Lake deepfake
The Arizona Agenda, a local newsletter covering state politics, made a deepfake of Kari Lake warning readers about the “terrifying new age” of artificial intelligence (AI) interference in elections.
Donald Trump supporters post deepfake images of President Trump with Black voters
Donald Trump supporters have been creating and sharing AI-generated fake images of black voters to encourage African Americans to vote Republican. BBC Panorama discovered dozens of deepfakes portraying black people as supporting the former president.
Ron DeSantis ad uses AI-generated photos of Trump, Fauci
A new Ron DeSantis campaign video attacking Donald Trump purports to show three photos of the former president embracing Anthony Fauci, a key member of the US coronavirus task force, with kisses on the cheek. But the images have the markings of fakes created using artificial intelligence technology, three experts in media forensics told AFP.