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For the second time in <2 wks, a doctored video of MVP #KamalaHarris has spread widely on #ElonMusk’s #SocialMedia platform #X.

A video known as a “#deepfake” that was posted on X on Sat *appears* to show #Harris repeating herself over & over again, using a crude audio rendering made to seem like Harris is struggling to finish a complete sentence.

#ElectionInterference #law #disinformation #FarRight #propaganda #Moderation
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/deepfakes-elon-musk-donald-trump-kamala-harris-x/

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in reply to Nonilex

The video is obviously #manipulated & easily debunked by viewing the unaltered footage, which shows #Harris speaking smoothly, w/o repeating the same words & phrases as portrayed in the doctored video.

The video, whose origin is unclear, was posted by #Trump himself on Truth Social on Sat, accompanied by a rant in which he calls Harris “DUMB!” & “extremely Low IQ.”

#ElonMusk #ElectionInterference #law #X #disinformation #FarRight #propaganda #SocialMedia #Moderation #InternetManipulation

in reply to Nonilex

The video was soon re-shared on X by an acct that posts content verbatim from #Trump’s feed on Truth Social. That acct on X has >800k followers, &, as of late Sun, the post containing the #Harris #deepfake had >620k views.

The video appears to be in violation of X’s terms of service, which prohibit the sharing of “synthetic, manipulated, or out-of-context media that may deceive or confuse people & lead to harm.”

#ElonMusk #ElectionInterference #propaganda #MediaLiteracy #InternetManipulation

in reply to Nonilex

…This #deepfake comes after one shared by #Musk himself 8 days earlier, which doctored a high-profile #Harris political ad “Freedom.” In that one, the fake audio using Harris’s voice depicted her calling herself “the ultimate diversity hire” & degrading POTUS Biden. “This is amazing,” Musk wrote in his post sharing the video, w/a laughing emoji. Musk’s post, still online, has received >134M views.

#ElonMusk #ElectionInterference #disinformation #FarRight #propaganda #InternetManipulation

in reply to Nonilex

We should stop assuming that Twitter, Facebook, TikTok and Bluesky are information channels in the public domain. They're not. They're propaganda media in the hands of moguls with vested interests and an agenda full of evil. Nobody should supply them with free content.