AI-Generated Images Purporting to Show Donald Trump Kissing White House Aide Natalie Harp Went Viral on Social Media

September 14, 2026

AI-generated images purporting to show U.S. President Donald Trump kissing White House aide Natalie Harp on a golf course spread across social media; one X post received over 10 million views. Forensic analysis and provenance checks indicated the circulating images were synthetic, and the White House called them fake. The original creator remained unidentified. This incident highlights the need for responsible AI governance and harm prevention mechanisms to ensure trustworthy AI outputs. Through contributors—JOIN US—to learn more about Project Cerebellum's efforts in promoting safe and secure AI practices.

Alleged deployer

mykhailo-rohoza, synthetic-media-creators, deepfake-creators, information-manipulation-actors, keith-edwards

Alleged developer

openai, chatbot-developers, large-language-model-developers, synthetic-media-generation-technology-developers, synthetic-image-generation-technology-developers, deepfake-technology-developers

Alleged harmed parties

donald-trump, natalie-harp, general-public, epistemic-integrity, general-public-misled-by-deepfake-content

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