Why false claims that a picture of a Kamala Harris rally was AI-generated matter
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why false claims that a picture of a Kamala Harris rally was AI-generated matter

NPR  

Why false claims that a picture of a Kamala Harris rally was AI-generated matter toggle caption Tamara Keith/NPR One of the things being litigated in this presidential campaign is whether the crowds at rallies are even real. The "liar's dividend" The refusal to accept basic, verifiable facts has some observers concerned about a repeat of 2020 false claims of a stolen election if Trump loses. Sponsor Message In response to one of Trump's false posts about the rally photo, the Harris campaign posted a video from the Detroit rally with the caption, "In case you forgot @realdonaldtrump: This is what a rally in a swing state looks like." Trump's false claim that Harris "cheated" with a fake crowd likely resonated with his supporters who also believe the false claim that Democrats stole the 2020 presidential election, said Mert Bayar, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public.

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Reporter grills Trump over 'false' crowd size claim: 'There's all kinds of video evidence'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Reporter grills Trump over 'false' crowd size claim: 'There's all kinds of video evidence'

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump continued to falsely claim this week that he had spoken to the largest crowds in history. One noted that Trump had recently claimed that crowds at Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris' rallies had been manufactured by artificial intelligence. "And you said Harris' crowd sizes were AI and that there weren't people there," the correspondent explained. "There's …

Column: What Trump’s crowd obsession says about him — and the race for the White House
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: What Trump’s crowd obsession says about him — and the race for the White House

LA Times  

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz drew huge crowds on their initial campaign swing together, giving Donald Trump fits but in no way predicting the outcome of November’s election. “He’s a person who, when in trouble, grasps at things,” Arzt said, “and then words just come spilling out.” What is demonstrable — and the reason Trump has gone even more bonkers …

Kamala Harris' Rally Crowds Aren't AI-Generated. Here's How You Can Tell
55 years ago

Kamala Harris' Rally Crowds Aren't AI-Generated. Here's How You Can Tell

Wired  

Donald Trump may have coined a new term in his latest false attack on Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. The Harris campaign responded with its own post saying that the image is "an actual photo of a 15,000-person crowd for Harris-Walz in Michigan." But as artificial intelligence tools become increasingly good at generating photorealistic images, it's worth outlining the many specific …

Trump falsely claims a crowd photo from Harris’ campaign rally in Detroit was created using AI
4 months, 4 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — 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 for a campaign rally was fabricated with the help of artificial intelligence. By the Harris campaign’s count, 12,000 people turned out for rallies in Philadelphia and Eau Claire, Wisconsin, last week, followed …

Experts weigh in on whether Kamala Harris' 2024 election rally crowd photo was REALLY 'AI-doctored'
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Experts weigh in on whether Kamala Harris' 2024 election rally crowd photo was REALLY 'AI-doctored'

Daily Mail  

AI experts say the image of Kamala Harris' rally does show hallmarks of being heavily edited — though this was probably done using basic filters rather than AI. The former president and his supporters pointed out the lack of a crowd reflecting in the belly of the craft as evidence of manipulation, but experts told DailyMail.com that is due to …

Trump has yet another meltdown over crowd sizes as he falsely claims Harris’s rally was fake and AI-generated
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump has yet another meltdown over crowd sizes as he falsely claims Harris’s rally was fake and AI-generated

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In the weeks since Vice President Kamala Harris stepped up …

Trump, railing about crowd sizes, falsely claims a photo from a Harris rally was fake
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump, railing about crowd sizes, falsely claims a photo from a Harris rally was fake

LA Times  

In an Associated Press photo, a crowd awaits a campaign rally with Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been spreading false claims that an image that showed thousands of people waiting at Detroit’s airport as Democrat Kamala Harris arrived for a campaign rally was fabricated with the help of artificial intelligence. Nobody’s spoken …

'You're gonna lose this!' Trump fans rebel against him over 'A.I.' Harris rally claim
4 months, 4 weeks ago

'You're gonna lose this!' Trump fans rebel against him over 'A.I.' Harris rally claim

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is getting pushback on Sunday on his latest conspiracy theory from an unlikely source: his own MAGA supporters. The claim was ranked as "just false" by CNN, and one lawmaker said it made Trump unfit to be president. @Cordlopez took a serious tone, saying, "Please shut the f--- up and get focused." @Deplorable59 also told Trump to "STFU …

Trump claims Kamala Harris rally crowd is FAKE as he posts 'AI doctored photo' - but all is not as it seems
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump claims Kamala Harris rally crowd is FAKE as he posts 'AI doctored photo' - but all is not as it seems

Daily Mail  

Former President Donald Trump has claimed his opponent Kamala Harris is faking the size of her rally, as he posted what he called an 'AI doctored photo' - even though there is no evidence that the photo was manipulated. At issue is a photo that went viral of the Harris-Walz rally at the Detroit Metro Airport on Wednesday that right-wingers …

'Just false': CNN fact checks Trump on conspiracy theory about Kamala Harris crowd sizes
4 months, 4 weeks ago

'Just false': CNN fact checks Trump on conspiracy theory about Kamala Harris crowd sizes

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's latest conspiracy theory about Vice President Kamala Harris using AI to generate her crowds was labelled "just false" by CNN Sunday. Host Fredricka Whitfield noted that "former President Trump is launching a new attack at Vice President Harris, claiming she faked a recent campaign photo." She then brought in senior White House reporter Kevin Liptak, who said, "If …

Trump rages 'election interference' with claim Kamala Harris rally crowds are fake
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump rages 'election interference' with claim Kamala Harris rally crowds are fake

Raw Story  

On Sunday afternoon, rally crowd-obsessed Donald Trump took a shot at Vice President Kamala Harris by claiming the photos of the crowd that showed up for an airport rally was created by “A.I.’d.” According to the former president who has watched the vice president passing him in the polls and in rally crowd counts, a "maintenance worker at the airport" …

Trump falsely accuses Harris of using AI to create fake crowds at campaign events
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump falsely accuses Harris of using AI to create fake crowds at campaign events

Salon  

On the same day that many major outlets wrote about Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz packing every seat at their rally in Las Vegas on Saturday — attended by 12,000 people, with thousands more turned away due to lack of space — Donald Trump took to Truth Social to write a series of rants that serve …

'He's really losing it': Trump mocked for angry rant about Kamala Harris rally crowd sizes
5 months ago

'He's really losing it': Trump mocked for angry rant about Kamala Harris rally crowd sizes

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is not happy to see media coverage of the big crowds that Vice President Kamala Harris is drawing at her campaign rallies. Writing on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump baselessly accused the media of inflating crowd sizes at Harris rallies, which have each drawn over 10,000 people this week in key swing states of …

Fake images made to show Trump with Black supporters highlight concerns around AI and elections
10 months ago

Fake images made to show Trump with Black supporters highlight concerns around AI and elections

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: At first glance, images circulating online showing former President Donald Trump surrounded by groups of Black people smiling and laughing seem nothing out of the ordinary, but a look closer is telling. “This is a wake-up call for AI companies, social media platforms and lawmakers – act now or put American democracy at risk.” The images prompted alarm on …

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