Trump falsely claims Harris rally crowd ‘didn’t exist,’ was AI-generated

https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2024/08/11/trump-kamala-harris-michigan-rally-ai

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  2. He’s trying to cope really hard. His ego can’t take the reality.

  3. If it’s so easy to AI generate large crowds, why doesn’t he do it? I saw a lot of empty seats in Montana.

  4. The man who thinks his rival should be disqualified due to AI generated crowd sizes he thinks are a thing should be disqualified.

  5. Unfortunately his followers are as knowledgeable about AI as he is.

  6. Take another hit of the copium ya weirdos.

    The crowd obviously wasn’t right up to the side of the plane. One could easily do the math to prove that the reflection seen on the lower curved areas of the plane fuselage and engine cowling wouldn’t have shown the crowd. But who gives a crap?

  7. He knows its a lie easily called out by the video from the events. He says this because MAGA needs a lie to repeat. It’s just to control the narrative and he knows his propagandists will spread it wide. 

  8. If he wants to sit around in the basement with Eric babbling about crowd sizes instead of campaigning, I’m all for it.

  9. This obviously means that Trump is planning to use AI generated crowds in future propaganda materials.

    He can never resist showing his hand because while he is undeniably a sociopath, he’s also a fucking moron.

  10. I keep saying it but this is extremely alarming. Not out of concern for the wellbeing of trump and his cult, I genuinely don’t care about those people. But it’s alarming because they’ve sunken deeper into Jonestown levels of delusion.

    They’re denying objective reality simply to protect their feelings and worldview. These people are so far gone. They’ve been brainwashed out of believing m their own eyes.

  11. I am not American, but I think an AI-generated Trump would be much smarter than the “real” one.

  12. lol, even the MAGA rubes don’t believe that one.

    I know he knows his followers are fucking idiots but he’s pushing them with that lie, lol.

  14. >The crowd did in fact exist and the rally was attended by thousands of people, many of whom posted their own pictures and videos of the event, which was also [live streamed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvVbLW6Xfbc) by dozens of news channels and attended by a slew of prominent politicians.
    …
    While some AI-generated photos and videos have been circulated in right-wing corners of social media, it appears the photo Trump posted was in fact real, though it’s possible it was digitally edited. Other photos and videos from the event depict a similar scene and the fact-checking organization [Snopes](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harris-walz-crowd/) used AI-detection tools and determined it was “likely photographed by someone and not created using an AI-generation tool.”

  15. The use of the words ‘cheater’, ‘cheated’, ‘cheating’ in caps lock feeling worrying. Building the narrative.

  16. This must have been what it was like to be in the bunker in 1945

  17. He’s accusing Harris of doing it so he can do it and if he gets caught then he can go back and be like “but she already did it so I’m evening the playing field”

    Even if it was AI generated by Harris… why would he care? It just means that she’s not actually getting support so you shouldn’t be bothered…

  19. I had a friend on facebook – who i sat in honors classes and took college level courses in high school with – post this. So very smart, but so dumb.

    I came out of my cave and responded and succinctly debunked it. Even shared a picture showing why there’d be no reflection. Also pointed out that the *meme* page she got it from is troll bait.

    Did she respond or acknowledge my comment? Of course not. Honestly, it’s a shame. Cognitive dissonance has destroyed critical thought, and it really is social medias fault. I defended SM, but i can’t anymore, it’s terrible for society

  21. If they’re going to AI generate crowds, do you think they’d leave empty sections up top?

    Just like the Dems stole the 2016 election yet lost the House and Senate.

  22. Always a nice reminder that any nut job on twitter or truth social can post any dumb conspiracy theory and Trump will gladly pick it up and show it to millions. Exactly the type of temperament and restraint I want in a president. Not crazy at all.

  23. I was at a Kamala rally. Was 100 percent filled to capacity with non AI generated humans.

  26. And here it comes. His complete and total final rejection of reality.

  28. And this is how we know that all Trump’s meager crowds were AI generated.

  29. If I know anything about Trump, this means he plans on using AI to distort images. Every accusation is a confession.

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