DeepfakeHigh
AI-Generated Images of Trump with Black Voters Spread as Disinformation Before U.S. Primary Elections
- Occurred
- Mar 4, 2024
- Published
- Mar 4, 2024
- Source
- AI Incident Database
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.
Developers
- Trump supporters
- Social media users
Deployers
- Trump supporters
- Social media users
Harmed parties
- Public discourse integrity
- General public
- African-American voters
- Black voters
- Democratic integrity
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: AI-generated images used for political disinformation affecting millions of voters.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8