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DeSantis campaign posts fake images of Trump and Fauci
A US presidential campaign used apparently AI-made images against a rival
Key facts
- Date
- 5 Jun 2023
- Era
- The ChatGPT shock
- Interest
- Culture
- Threads
- Safety & governance
- Posted by
- DeSantis War Room, the Ron DeSantis campaign's rapid response account
- Images
- Six in a collage: three real, three apparently AI-generated
- Identified by
- AFP fact-checkers
The DeSantis War Room account posted a video attacking Donald Trump over his work with Anthony Fauci. A collage in it mixed three real photos with three apparently AI-generated images of Trump embracing Fauci, which AFP fact-checkers identified. Experts pointed to blurred hair and garbled text on the backdrop.
Sources
- AFP Fact Check, Ron DeSantis ad uses AI-generated photos of Trump, Fauci, 2023-06-07
- NPR, DeSantis campaign shares apparent AI-generated fake images of Trump and Fauci, 2023-06-08