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DeSantis Ad Showing Fake AI Images Of Trump Hugging Fauci Enrages MAGA Supporters

Headline from Forbes

DeSantis and Trump have been attacking each other’s responses to the Covid-19 pandemic as the 2024 race heats up.

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  1. NPR

    DeSantis campaign shares apparent AI-generated fake images of Trump and Fauci (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    It's the latest example of how generative AI tools enable politicians to blur the line between fact and fiction.

  2. Forbes

    DeSantis Ad Showing Fake AI Images Of Trump Hugging Fauci Enrages MAGA Supporters (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    DeSantis and Trump have been attacking each other’s responses to the Covid-19 pandemic as the 2024 race heats up.

  3. Semafor

    DeSantis campaign shares fake Trump/Fauci images, prompting new AI fears (opens Semafor)

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    Semafor's feed description

    An attack video featuring realistic stills with no disclaimer may be a landmark moment in AI-generated and digitally altered misinformation.

  4. Engadget

    The DeSantis campaign used AI-generated images to attack Trump (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    The 2024 US Presidential race is heating up, and the candidates along with their supporters have a new weapon at their disposal: Artificial intelligence tools, which can easily generate realistic images and voices..

  5. Fortune

    AI images muddy the waters of the 2024 campaign in new DeSantis video post (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Images in the video that show Donald Trump hugging Dr. Anthony Fauci appear to be created by artificial intelligence.

  6. RedState

    AI-Generated Chaos: DeSantis Campaign Raises Eyebrows with Provocative Trump Attack Ad (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    As predicted, AI-generated images are being used on the biggest political campaign battlefronts and without what should be proper disclosure to the public.

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