Trump Shares AI-Generated Images Claiming Swifties Are Supporting Him
WiredAug 23
Trump 'Accepts' AI-Generated Taylor Swift Endorsement
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Above: Former US Pres. Donald Trump during an Aug. 21, 2024, event in Asheboro, North Carolina. Image copyright: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Facts
Former US Pres. Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential candidate, has shared images on Truth Social — including artificial intelligence-generated content — accepting the apparent endorsement of Taylor Swift and her fanbase.
One of the shared images showed the pop star as Uncle Sam with the caption "Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump," while another featured a satirical headline and fake pictures of fans wearing "Swifties for Trump" t-shirts.
The Spin
Democratic narrative
Trump is so desperate for anything that may help steer him off the path towards inevitable defeat in November that he consented to the use of artificial intelligence to promote the false claim Taylor Swift and her fanbase support him. No one will fall for this fake endorsement.
Republican narrative
This so-called fake endorsement is just a funny meme posted online, as everyone knows that Taylor Swift supports Democratic candidates who offer nothing to working-class Americans. Some of her fans, however, do indeed support Trump, as his platform and policies have wide appeal among a broad spectrum of US voters.
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