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AI misinformation is no longer just for right-wing boomers. What was once mostly the domain of Facebook-linked conservatives desperate to believe that welfare recipients were scamming the system has also reached the other side of the partisan divide.
Although research shows that conservatives are more likely to share misinformation than any other political persuasion, liberals appear to be catching up. Over the weekend, an AI-generated photo of Donald Trump using a walker ex-wife went mega-viral on Twitter, garnering nearly 13.5 million views, according to the app. admittedly doubtful Metrics.
Even if you don’t believe the view numbers, it’s hard to dismiss the nearly 100,000 likes and 6,000 comments on the post, which ranged from sarcastic messages about Trump’s health to angry statements about his policies. The post uploaded by Democrat Party strategist Keith Edwards was apparently meant as a jab at Trump’s executive order, which aimed to halt all AI regulation at the state level.
“BREAKING: An image has been leaked showing Trump using a walker after signing an executive order banning states from regulating AI,” Edwards wrote alongside the animated image.
Although many of the posters below Edward’s post either knew it was AI or simply didn’t care, it quickly broke containment, and spread to more trusted corners of the net. “Trump pictured using walker after signing EO to deny state regulations against AI companies,” a anti trump poster parrot To your followers.
Trump’s health can no longer be ignored Wrote account resist persist On Facebook, it received over 800 likes. “A photo of him using a walker was leaked, White House sources say he has been using a wheelchair occasionally, and we’ve all noticed him sitting more over the past few months.”
Other examples of such libels abound, such as that of California Governor Gavin Newsom. AI-generated deepfakes Trump, Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller are shown being led away in handcuffs by the FBI. One commentator asked, “Why are the Democrats using the same AI slop that the Republicans started using in the fall.” “We all agreed it was lousy bullshit.”
In 2024, some Democratic Party hopefuls spread an AI-altered image of Kamala Harris in a McDonald’s uniform, apparently to boost her middle-class credibility. “Hey MAGA cultists, explain it,” one poster Challenged on threadsIn fact, the image was actually generated by a pro trump poster and shared as a joke on X, where it soon spread beyond its original scope.
Other cases include generic AI voices, such as joe biden deepfake Unlike the Democrat Party primaries, encouraging voters to “save their votes” for the November election.
Any way you slice it, it seems that as generic AI becomes more sophisticated, the number of AI frauds on both sides of the aisle is increasing.
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