What fake images of Trump with Black voters tell us about AI disinformation
Posted on AllSides March 6th, 2024
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Washington Post illustration; Midjourney/Mark Kaye
ANALYSIS
On Monday, a BBC investigation highlighted what it called an emerging disinformation trend in the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign: fake, apparently AI-generated images purporting to show Donald Trump posing with Black people.
The story cited several images shared on X, Facebook and other platforms, suggesting they were aimed at influencing Black voters to support Trump. There was no evidence, however, that the Trump campaign was involved; at least one of the images the story cited was first shared by an obvious parody account, though other accounts later shared it without...
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