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Incident 13631 Report
Trump Reportedly Posted Purportedly AI-Generated Racist Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes on Truth Social

2026-02-05

President Trump reportedly reposted a video on Truth Social that portrayed Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, imagery widely condemned as racist. The post was reportedly later deleted after public outcry, including criticism from some Republicans. The content was described by critics as an AI-driven meme/deepfake-style clip, an example of purportedly AI-amplified racist propaganda and harm to social trust.

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Donald Trump

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  • Incident 1363
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    Trump Reportedly Posted Purportedly AI-Generated Racist Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes on Truth Social

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Unidentified X user

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  • Incident 1363
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    Trump Reportedly Posted Purportedly AI-Generated Racist Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes on Truth Social

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Trump Administration

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  • Incident 1363
    1 Report

    Trump Reportedly Posted Purportedly AI-Generated Racist Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes on Truth Social

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Unknown synthetic media developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1363
    1 Report

    Trump Reportedly Posted Purportedly AI-Generated Racist Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes on Truth Social

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Barack Obama

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  • Incident 1363
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    Trump Reportedly Posted Purportedly AI-Generated Racist Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes on Truth Social

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Michelle Obama

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1363
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    Trump Reportedly Posted Purportedly AI-Generated Racist Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes on Truth Social

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Epistemic integrity

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  • Incident 1363
    1 Report

    Trump Reportedly Posted Purportedly AI-Generated Racist Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes on Truth Social

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Black Americans

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  • Incident 1363
    1 Report

    Trump Reportedly Posted Purportedly AI-Generated Racist Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes on Truth Social

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Black people

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1363
    1 Report

    Trump Reportedly Posted Purportedly AI-Generated Racist Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes on Truth Social

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