Despite the fact that the former president Donald Trump claimed in Social Truth Vice President Kamala Harris' crowd of 15,000 in Michigan on Sunday wasn't fake or AI-generated.
Trump claimed Sunday that Harris “fooled” and “AI'd” the crowd of supporters who greeted her when she arrived at the airport in Detroit on Wednesday.
“There was no one on the plane,” Trump wrote, later calling for Harris to be disqualified from the election because “creating a false image is ELECTION INTERFERENCE.”
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But the image was not made with AI. It was taken at an event covered by Fox News, Reuters, Detroit Newsand other media. Fox Detriot has written on Wednesday that “thousands” attended the Detroit rally and confirmed today that a 15,000 people are counted appeared.
The Harris campaign responded to Trump's accusation by stating that the image was real. VIDEOS from the event, as well as Getty Images the photos caught at that time, confirm that the image was also real.
Tech giants including Google, Meta and Microsoft have promised to keep an eye on their platforms for altered or AI-generated content ahead of the November election. But that may not be able to stop an influx of AI-generated content — and claims of fake photos.
As of last month, Google looking for advertisers to detect when they use “deepfakes” or realistic AI versions of human voices and likenesses in election ads.
Despite these efforts, AI has already made numerous appearances this election season. In February, an AI robocall in the voice of President Joe Biden said 20,000 New Hampshire Democrats not to vote in state presidential election.
1) This is an actual photo of a crowd of 15,000 for Harris-Walz in Michigan
2) Trump still hasn't campaigned in a mobile state for over a week… Low energy? pic.twitter.com/VgTfoMAcuk
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) August 11, 2024
In late July, Elon Musk shared a parody video of Harris with his 193.8 million followers on X. In the video, Harris' voice and likeness are manipulated to say statements such as “I was selected because I am the ultimate diversity hire.”
Musk did not disclose that the video was a parody when he shared it. it Trump approved in early July.
After the attempted assassination of Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania in July, a Meta spokesperson apologized after the company mistakenly tagged a photo of Trump as “changed.”
Trump is scheduled to appear in an interview with Musk on Monday evening X.