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/
Elon Musk's X is spreading deepfakes of Kamala Harris
Two phony videos seen by hundreds of millions of users appear to violate X’s own terms of service.Mother Jones
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Nonilex
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
Nonilex
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
Nonilex
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
Timo
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