WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has been active on his social accounts as Democrats gather for their convention in Chicago, but some of his posts don’t have much to do with reality. Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, he posted a fake image of someone who looks like Vice President Kamala Harris addressing what appears to be a communist rally in Chicago with a depiction of a red banner with a communist symbol. That followed his repost of a phony video of himself dancing next to billionaire Elon Musk, one of his most vocal supporters.
Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour on June 21 in London. Just before the convention kicked off, he reposted an image of Taylor Swift in an Uncle Sam outfit and accepted her endorsement for his campaign, which she had never given. They’re the latest examples of how Trump is promoting images produced by artificial intelligence tools to attack his opponents or create illusions of support around his own campaign.
It’s in keeping with a long-standing strategy in which Trump amplifies messages — from QAnon adherents to those who deny the results of fair elections — to score political points and satisfy his base by promoting alternate realities. Former President Donald Trump falsely accused the Harris Campaign of using AI to manipulate images of the crowd at her rally on Aug. 11.
Some of the images and videos Trump has shared are cartoonish or obviously fake. Yet the rise in AI-generated cont.