Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media
The artificial-intelligence-generated fake influencers have surged on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube in an apparent bid to hook conservative voters.
In one TikTok video, a blonde films herself with a group of women at a racetrack. “If you support Trump, you just made a friend,” she says.
In another video, it’s a brunette, this time with a group at a stadium. “If you support Trump, you just made a friend,” she says.
In a third post, a redhead is with a group at a basketball court. “If you support Trump, you just made a friend,” she says.
Each video features an identical, grammatically awkward caption: “I’m new here and love God, America,and Trump!!”
All are the work of artificial intelligence.
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