Supporters of former President Donald Trump are spreading artificial intelligence-generated photos of him surrounded by black voters in a bid to drum up more support, according to a report.
A currently circulating AI photo shows the former president hugging and posing with smiling black Americans, suggesting the fake person is a supporter.
Cliff Albright, co-founder of a group called Black Voters Matter, described the manipulated images as a “strategic narrative” aimed at perpetuating a specific lie that Trump is popular among young black voters. ” he called. According to the BBC.
One such post was made by Mark Kaye, who runs a conservative radio show in Florida. It shows President Trump hugging a group of black women. At the Party – with posts suggesting that the fake people in the photos are actual supporters.
However, Mr Kay denied spreading misinformation by sharing the AI images to his more than 1 million followers on Facebook.
“I’m not a photojournalist. I’m not actually taking pictures of what’s happening,” he told the BBC. “I’m a storyteller.
“I don’t claim that’s accurate. I’m not saying, ‘Hey, look, Donald Trump was at this party with all the African-American voters.’ Look how much they love him!” he added.
“If someone votes because of one photo they saw on a Facebook page, that’s their problem, not the post itself.”
Kaye did not immediately respond to the paper’s request for comment.
Another Trump supporter using the X account “Shaggy” was also behind a similar incident. The user, who has not been named, took an AI image from a satirical account mocking the former president and twisted it to fit a new supportive narrative.
AI images that are now famous It shows President Trump posing while sitting on a porch with a group of young black men, and Shaggy’s caption says it’s part of an actual event where the leading Republican candidate stopped his motorcade to meet fans. It is claimed that there is.
Mr. Albright claimed that these AI-generated photos were being pushed by conservative groups to curry favor with young black voters, who he argued were more likely to be influenced to vote for Mr. Trump.
“There are documented attempts to once again target black communities, particularly young black voters, with disinformation,” he told British media.
According to the latest New York Times/Siena College poll, Biden is trailing among black voters in six key battleground states, with 71% of them saying they will vote Democratic in November; This was a significant drop from the 92% found. Help him win in 2020.
The survey also found that about 26% of black voters believe that Mr. Trump’s policies have helped them personally, while only 17% believe the same way about Mr. Biden’s policies.
