thetimes.co.uk: AI-Generated Images of Trump with Black Voters Spread as Disinformation Before U.S. Primary Elections
In the run-up to the U.S. primary elections, supporters of Donald Trump shared AI-generated images showing him with Black voters in an attempt to sway African-American votes. These deepfakes, including Trump's distorted hand visuals, were initially created by satirical accounts but were later misappropriated for political disinformation, misleading millions on social media platforms.
AI Incident Database · Incident 650Operator lens (medium): inspect D2 (output validation), D7 (tool permissions), D8 (provider fallback).
Event summary
In the run-up to the U.S. primary elections, supporters of Donald Trump shared AI-generated images showing him with Black voters in an attempt to sway African-American votes. These deepfakes, including Trump's distorted hand visuals, were initially created by satirical accounts but were later misappropriated for political disinformation, misleading millions on social media platforms.
Linked entities
- trump-supporters
organisation | 70%
- social-media-users
organisation | 70%
- public-discourse-integrity
organisation | 70%
- general-public
organisation | 70%
- african-american-voters
organisation | 70%
- black-voters
organisation | 70%
- democratic-integrity
organisation | 70%
Related graph edges
| Edge | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| ent-aiid-trump-supporters to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-trump-supporters to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-trump-supporters to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-trump-supporters to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-trump-supporters to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-trump-supporters to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-trump-supporters to ent-psf-d8 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-trump-supporters to ent-psf-d8 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-trump-supporters to ent-psf-d8 | maps to | 60% |