Deepfake Video of Ron DeSantis Dropping Out of 2024 Presidential Race Circulating
September 2, 2023
In early September 2023, a deepfake video created by C3PMeme circulated on social media, showing Ron DeSantis falsely claiming he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. DeSantis did not actually suspend his campaign until January 21, 2024.
- Alleged deployer
- c3pmeme
- Alleged developer
- unknown-deepfake-technology-developer
- Alleged harmed parties
- ron-desantis, ron-desantis's-presidential-campaign
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