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Saturday, January 18, 2025

Trump falsely claims Harris' campaign used AI to alter photo of crowd size - ABC News

In a social media post on Sunday, former President Donald Trump falsely accused Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign of using artificial intelligence to fabricate crowds a campaign rally in Michigan last week.

The picture referenced by Trump shows a large crowd waiting to see Harris speak at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Aug. 7

A Harris campaign official told ABC News that the photo Trump called into question was taken by a Harris campaign staffer and that it was "not modified by AI in any way."

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"The photo in question was taken by a staffer on their iPhone 12 Pro at 6:28PM on August 7, at the rally at the Detroit Airport," the campaign official told ABC News in a statement.

ABC News obtained the original image and was able to verify the metadata matched with the timing of the event.

Harris' Aug. 7 rally in Detroit, Michigan, was the third event of her battleground blitz since Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz joined the ticket. The campaign touts that more than 15,000 people attended the rally.

By comparison, the first public appearance that Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance shared had more than 12,000 spectators in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Trump's campaign said.

The Harris campaign said there were more than 10,000 supporters at each stop on Harris and Walz's battleground state blitz last week.

The Harris campaign also disputed Trump's accusations in multiple social media...



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