NBC News has demanded that Donald Trump’s campaign remove a video that includes audio deceptively edited to seem like it comes from an NBC correspondent after the third presidential debate, two people familiar with the exchange told Semafor.
The video in question, shared by a top Trump adviser, opens with authentic footage of NBC News senior Capitol Hill correspondent Garrett Haake previewing the debate for the network. It soon cuts to video of each candidate as a voiceover — in Haake’s voice — makes disparaging comments about the candidates.
“This is Ron DeSantis: An establishment RINO that wears insoles in order to look taller,” the voiceover says. “And this is Nikki Haley: Nobody really gives a shit about Nikki Haley.”
The video was shared by Trump senior adviser Chris LaCivita, who tweeted: “Now this is reporting!” Shortly after posting the video, LaCivita followed up: “To keep @NBCNews Lawyers off my ass, please note…. THIS IS A PARODY!”
A Trump spokesperson highlighted LaCivita’s follow-up tweet but declined to comment further. An NBCUniversal spokesperson declined to comment.
Trump respects no level of anything. If he can gain from it he know there are no consequences.
Something along the lines of “all celebrity voices are impersonated, poorly” that’s the difference between parody and deepfake
Can i not hear about Trump for one tired of his ass!!
Nobody does Dirty Tricks quite like the GOP. Which is not to say it isn’t funny, lmao. “Who the fuck is this guy?” Indeed!
File another defamation lawsuit
Now the video will actually go viral and be seen by everyone.
Somehow, I’m surprised that the seditionist hasn’t done more of this. He’d likely get a pass if he used altered clips from his usual fringe right misinformation outlets.
It was only a matter of time. Sue his ass off.
They better sue him now, because he will have immunity once he’s president. And he will lie about everything and everyone with impunity.
How many billions in free airtime did NBC give Trump in 2016? Now you beg your dictator to lighten up?
Republican lies. But I repeat myself.
I once knew a girl named SUE!!
It should be a crime to use deep fakes or AI/human created false imagery, audio, text in any political campaign or PAC financed communication or advertisement.
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From Semafor’s Shelby Talcott and Max Tani:
NBC News has demanded that Donald Trump’s campaign remove a video that includes audio deceptively edited to seem like it comes from an NBC correspondent after the third presidential debate, two people familiar with the exchange told Semafor.
The video in question, shared by a top Trump adviser, opens with authentic footage of NBC News senior Capitol Hill correspondent Garrett Haake previewing the debate for the network. It soon cuts to video of each candidate as a voiceover — in Haake’s voice — makes disparaging comments about the candidates.
“This is Ron DeSantis: An establishment RINO that wears insoles in order to look taller,” the voiceover says. “And this is Nikki Haley: Nobody really gives a shit about Nikki Haley.”
The video was shared by Trump senior adviser Chris LaCivita, who tweeted: “Now this is reporting!” Shortly after posting the video, LaCivita followed up: “To keep @NBCNews Lawyers off my ass, please note…. THIS IS A PARODY!”
A Trump spokesperson highlighted LaCivita’s follow-up tweet but declined to comment further. An NBCUniversal spokesperson declined to comment.
Read the full story [here](https://www.semafor.com/article/12/10/2023/nbc-news-demands-trump-campaign-take-down-fake-clip-of-reporter?utm_campaign=semaforreddit).
Trump respects no level of anything. If he can gain from it he know there are no consequences.
Something along the lines of “all celebrity voices are impersonated, poorly” that’s the difference between parody and deepfake
Can i not hear about Trump for one tired of his ass!!
Nobody does Dirty Tricks quite like the GOP. Which is not to say it isn’t funny, lmao. “Who the fuck is this guy?” Indeed!
File another defamation lawsuit
Now the video will actually go viral and be seen by everyone.
Somehow, I’m surprised that the seditionist hasn’t done more of this. He’d likely get a pass if he used altered clips from his usual fringe right misinformation outlets.
It was only a matter of time. Sue his ass off.
They better sue him now, because he will have immunity once he’s president. And he will lie about everything and everyone with impunity.
How many billions in free airtime did NBC give Trump in 2016? Now you beg your dictator to lighten up?
Republican lies. But I repeat myself.
I once knew a girl named SUE!!
It should be a crime to use deep fakes or AI/human created false imagery, audio, text in any political campaign or PAC financed communication or advertisement.
Trump publishing literal fake news.