DeepfakeMedium
Reportedly Fake CNN Broadcast Allegedly Used to Spread False Texas Election Results
- Occurred
- Nov 2, 2024
- Published
- Nov 4, 2024
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A reportedly fabricated CNN broadcast graphic showing early Texas election results for the 2024 U.S. presidential race circulated on social media on November 2, 2024. The purportedly manipulated image claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris led over Donald Trump before polls opened, allegedly fueling misinformation about election integrity. CNN is reported to have confirmed the image was inauthentic, and AFP debunked the claims.
Developers
- Unknown AI developers
Deployers
- James Woods
- Anonymous X user
Harmed parties
- Texas voters
- CNN
- Democratic integrity
Classification
Category confidence: 90%
Severity confidence: 85%
Rationale: Synthetic media used to spread election misinformation, confirmed inauthentic by CNN and AFP.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8