AI-Generated Images of Trump with Black Voters Spread as Disinformation Before U.S. Primary Elections

March 4, 2024

In the lead-up to U.S. primary elections, deepfakes emerged as a tool for political disinformation when supporters of Donald Trump shared AI-generated images depicting him with Black voters. Initially created by satirical accounts, these manipulated images were later exploited for misleading propaganda, spreading misinformation to millions on social media platforms.

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MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.660, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
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MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.639, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: various-social-media-accounts, trump-supporters
Alleged developer: various-social-media-accounts, trump-supporters
Alleged harmed parties: public-discourse-integrity, general-public, democracy, african-american-voters, black-voters

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