DeepfakeHigh
Deepfake of Kamala Harris Saying Damaging Comments Circulates on X and Is Amplified by Elon Musk
- Occurred
- Jul 26, 2024
- Published
- Jul 28, 2024
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
The X user @MrReaganUSA uploaded a deepfake of Kamala Harris saying damaging comments about Joe Biden and her own qualifications for the presidency, originally marking it as a parody. The post was shared and amplified eight hours later via Elon Musk's account without the disclaimer.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
Deployers
- X (Twitter)
- Elon Musk
- @MrReaganUSA
Harmed parties
- Kamala Harris
- Joe Biden
- General public
- American voters
- Epistemic integrity
Tags
- Elon Musk
- Kamala Harris
- X
- Advertisement
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Synthetic media used to deceive and amplify political misinformation with high-profile amplification.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8