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Grok Chatbot Reportedly Inserted Content About South Africa and 'White Genocide' in Unrelated User Queries
2025-05-14
xAI's Grok chatbot reportedly inserted unsolicited references to "white genocide" in South Africa into a wide array of unrelated conversations on X. These reported interjections introduced inflammatory, racially charged content into otherwise neutral threads.
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Purportedly AI-Generated 'King Trump' Fighter Jet Video Allegedly Posted by President Depicts Defecation Attack on 'No Kings' Protesters
2025-10-19
President Donald Trump reportedly posted an AI-generated video on Truth Social showing himself crowned and piloting a fighter jet labeled King Trump, dropping feces on protesters, including influencer Harry Sisson, during No Kings demonstrations. The clip, allegedly created by another account, drew criticism from Sisson and musician Kenny Loggins, whose song "Danger Zone" was reportedly used without consent.
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AI-Generated Images of Trump with Black Voters Spread as Disinformation Before U.S. Primary Elections
2024-03-04
In the run-up to the U.S. primary elections, supporters of Donald Trump shared AI-generated images showing him with Black voters in an attempt to sway African-American votes. These deepfakes, including Trump's distorted hand visuals, were initially created by satirical accounts but were later misappropriated for political disinformation, misleading millions on social media platforms.
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Deepfake Generated by the Lincoln Project of Trump's Father Used in Political Attack Ad
2024-02-17
The Lincoln Project used AI to create a deepfake video of Donald Trump's deceased father criticizing him. Although they made it clear that the video was a deepfake, the deeply personal nature of the attack represents a corrosive use of artificial intelligence in undermining democratic norms during an election cycle.
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