Purportedly AI-Generated Video Allegedly Depicts Martin Luther King Jr. Supporting Donald Trump
November 3, 2024
A purported deepfake video allegedly depicting Martin Luther King Jr. endorsing Donald Trump circulated on X, where it was reported to have been viewed over 10 million times. The video, reportedly created by pro-Trump accounts, was reportedly condemned by King's daughter, Bernice King, who called it "vile" and demanded its removal.
- Alleged deployer
- x-(twitter), ramble-rants, pro-trump-social-media-accounts, maga-resource, dilley-meme-team
- Alleged developer
- unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
- Alleged harmed parties
- martin-luther-king-jr., family-of-martin-luther-king-jr., electoral-integrity, democracy, bernice-king
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/862
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