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Trump falsely claims a crowd photo from Harris’ campaign rally in Detroit was created using AI

Headline from The Columbian, on the newest of 2 developments

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been spreading false claims that an image of thousands of people waiting at Detroit

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  1. Trump falsely claims Harris' campaign used AI to alter photo of crowd size

    Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh ·

  2. Newest

    Trump falsely claims a crowd photo from Harris’ campaign rally in Detroit was created using AI

    Headline from The Columbian ·

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  1. Forbes

    Trump Falsely Claims Kamala Harris (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Sunday that Vice President Kamala Harris used images created with artificial intelligence to show a large crowd that “didn’t exist” at her Michigan rally—despite there being ample evidence that a crowd did gather to see Harris.

  2. CNN

    Trump spreads false conspiracy theory about Harris’ Detroit crowd size (opens CNN)

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    Donald Trump falsely claimed in a series of social media posts Sunday that “nobody” attended Vice President Kamala Harris’ Michigan rally last week — and said his Democratic rival should be “disqualified” over a “fake crowd picture.”

  3. New York Times

    Trump Falsely Claims That the Crowds Seen at Harris Rallies Are Fake (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The former president, in a series of social media posts, said that Vice President Kamala Harris had used A.I. technology to create images of fake crowds at her events.

  4. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump falsely accuses Harris campaign of fabricated AI crowd photos (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    In the days following President Joe Biden’s announcement that he would step aside as the Democratic nominee, conspiracy theorists and far-right influencers have promoted a number of falsehoods targeted at the Harris campaign.

  5. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Trump falsely claims crowds seen at Harris rallies are fake | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump has taken his new obsession with the large crowds that Vice President Kamala Harris is drawing at her rallies to new heights, falsely declaring in a series of social media posts Sunday that she had used artificial intelligence to create images and videos of fake crowds.

  6. CBS News

    Trump falsely claims Harris campaign used AI to fake crowd in Detroit (opens CBS News)

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    Photos and videos show a large crowd attended a recent Kamala Harris campaign event​​ in Detroit. Donald Trump falsely claims it was AI-generated.

  7. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Trump falsely claims Harris' campaign used AI to alter photo of crowd size (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    Donald Trump falsely accused Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign of using artificial intelligence to fabricate crowds at a campaign rally.

  8. The Columbian

    Trump falsely claims a crowd photo from Harris’ campaign rally in Detroit was created using AI (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been spreading false claims that an image of thousands of people waiting at Detroit

  9. NPR

    Trump tries to claim that a picture of thousands of Harris supporters was faked (opens NPR)

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    In Detroit last week, Harris and Walz were greeted by thousands of supporters. But former President Donald Trump and his supporters have tried to claim that a photo of the real crowd was fake.

  10. WHDH Boston

    Trump falsely claims a crowd photo from Harris’ campaign rally in Detroit was created using AI - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been spreading false claims that an image of thousands of people waiting at Detroit’s airport as Democrat Kamala Harris arrived

  11. Los Angeles Times

    Trump, railing about crowd sizes, falsely claims a photo from a Harris rally was fake (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Donald Trump is falsely claiming that an image of thousands of people who were waiting at Detroit’s airport for a Kamala Harris rally was fabricated.

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