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Fake Biden Voice in Robocall Misleads New Hampshire Democratic Voters in 2024 Primary Election

January 21, 2024

A deepfake robocall, falsely imitating the voice of President Biden, misled New Hampshire Democrats during the 2024 primary election by urging them to skip the primary and emphasizing that their votes mattered more in November. The incident was determined to have been created by political consultant Steve Kramer, with help from Paul Carpenter, and distributed by Walter Monk's company, Life Corporation. Representative Dean Phillips, who employed Kramer, has distanced himself from the incident. Kathy Sullivan, the former New Hampshire Democratic Party chair, was falsely impersonated in the caller ID data used for the robocalls. This case underscores the importance of responsible AI governance and trustworthy AI practices. To help us build safer and more secure AI systems, JOIN US.

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Alleged harmed parties
president-joe-biden, new-hampshire-voters, kathy-sullivan, democracy

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/628

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