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Incident 862: AI-Generated Video Falsely Depicts Martin Luther King Jr. Supporting Donald Trump

Description: A deepfake video falsely depicting Martin Luther King Jr. endorsing Donald Trump circulated on X, where it was viewed over 10 million times. The video, created by pro-Trump accounts, was condemned by King’s daughter, Bernice King, who called it “vile” and demanded its removal.

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Alleged: Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Pro-Trump social media accounts , MAGA Resource , Ramble Rants , Dilley Meme Team and X (Twitter), which harmed Martin Luther King Jr. , Bernice King , Family of Martin Luther King Jr. , Electoral integrity and Democracy.
Alleged implicated AI systems: X (Twitter) and Unknown deepfake tool

Incident Stats

Incident ID
862
Report Count
3
Incident Date
2024-11-03
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Applied Taxonomies
MIT

MIT Taxonomy Classifications

Machine-Classified
Taxonomy Details

Risk Subdomain

A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
 

4.1. Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale

Risk Domain

The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
 
  1. Malicious Actors & Misuse

Entity

Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
 

Human

Timing

The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
 

Post-deployment

Intent

Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
 

Intentional

Incident Reports

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Incident Occurrence+2
A deepfake showed MLK Jr. backing Trump. His daughter calls it ‘vile.’
A deepfake showed MLK Jr. backing Trump. His daughter calls it ‘vile.’

A deepfake showed MLK Jr. backing Trump. His daughter calls it ‘vile.’

washingtonpost.com

MLK Jr.’s daughter demands MAGA account delete ‘vile’ deepfake

MLK Jr.’s daughter demands MAGA account delete ‘vile’ deepfake

thehill.com

MLK Jr’s daughter calls for pro-Trump account to remove deepfake video of her father ‘endorsing’ Trump

MLK Jr’s daughter calls for pro-Trump account to remove deepfake video of her father ‘endorsing’ Trump

the-independent.com

A deepfake showed MLK Jr. backing Trump. His daughter calls it ‘vile.’
washingtonpost.com · 2024

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter Bernice on Monday condemned an artificially generated video of the Civil Rights leader praising former president Donald Trump, as both parties court Black voters ahead of Election Day.

The video, p…

MLK Jr.’s daughter demands MAGA account delete ‘vile’ deepfake
thehill.com · 2024

Bernice King, daughter of civil rights icon the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is calling for a Trump-supporting social media account to remove an ad featuring her father generated by artificial intelligence (AI). 

In a video posted to the so…

MLK Jr’s daughter calls for pro-Trump account to remove deepfake video of her father ‘endorsing’ Trump
the-independent.com · 2024

The daughter of Martin Luther King Jr has rebuked an AI-generated video that depicts the long-dead civil rights leader endorsing Donald Trump.

The video, which features a synthetic version of King's voice and likeness, was posted on the soc…

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