Deepfake Generated by the Lincoln Project of Trump's Father Used in Political Attack Ad

February 17, 2024

The Lincoln Project, a political action committee, generated a deepfake video utilizing AI to portray Donald Trump's deceased father criticizing him. While they disclosed that the video was manipulated, the deeply personal nature of this attack underscores the potential for AI-facilitated erosion of democratic values during election cycles.

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Alleged deployer: lincoln-project
Alleged developer: lincoln-project
Alleged harmed parties: public-discourse-integrity, political-integrity, general-public, donald-trump

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