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Office of the President of the United States

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Incident 11501 Report
Purported Deepfake of Barack Obama's Detention Reportedly Amplified by Donald Trump via Truth Social

2025-07-20

Donald Trump reportedly reposted an AI-generated deepfake video on Truth Social depicting former President Barack Obama being arrested by FBI agents in the Oval Office. The video was reportedly posted first on TikTok and used manipulated footage of a 2016 meeting between Trump and Obama. It reportedly included scenes of Obama kneeling, being handcuffed, and later shown in a prison jumpsuit. The video also reportedly featured edited audio and visual elements drawn from real political statements.

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Unknown TikTok user

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1150
    1 Report

    Purported Deepfake of Barack Obama's Detention Reportedly Amplified by Donald Trump via Truth Social

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Donald Trump

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1150
    1 Report

    Purported Deepfake of Barack Obama's Detention Reportedly Amplified by Donald Trump via Truth Social

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Unknown deepfake technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1150
    1 Report

    Purported Deepfake of Barack Obama's Detention Reportedly Amplified by Donald Trump via Truth Social

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Barack Obama

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1150
    1 Report

    Purported Deepfake of Barack Obama's Detention Reportedly Amplified by Donald Trump via Truth Social

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General public

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1150
    1 Report

    Purported Deepfake of Barack Obama's Detention Reportedly Amplified by Donald Trump via Truth Social

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Epistemic integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1150
    1 Report

    Purported Deepfake of Barack Obama's Detention Reportedly Amplified by Donald Trump via Truth Social

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Democracy

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1150
    1 Report

    Purported Deepfake of Barack Obama's Detention Reportedly Amplified by Donald Trump via Truth Social

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Unknown deepfake technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1150
    1 Report

    Purported Deepfake of Barack Obama's Detention Reportedly Amplified by Donald Trump via Truth Social

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TikTok

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1150
    1 Report

    Purported Deepfake of Barack Obama's Detention Reportedly Amplified by Donald Trump via Truth Social

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Truth Social

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1150
    1 Report

    Purported Deepfake of Barack Obama's Detention Reportedly Amplified by Donald Trump via Truth Social

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