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

[JosephZ]

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

Former President Donald Trump took to social media on Sunday to falsely claim that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign faked photos of the crowd at her Detroit-area rally last week using artificial intelligence.

The Republican presidential nominee claimed the crowd at the airport hangar “DIDN’T EXIST” and that “nobody was there” in multiple posts to his Truth Social platform, sharing a post from a right-wing former congressional candidate known for spreading misinformation.

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 by dozens of news channels and attended by a slew of prominent politicians.

According to local news outlet MLive, “about 15,000 people filled the hangar, the crowd spilling out onto the tarmac.”


"Has anyone noticed that Kamala CHEATED at the airport? There was nobody at the plane, and she “A.I.’d” it, and showed a massive “crowd” of so-called followers, BUT THEY DIDN’T EXIST! She was turned in by a maintenance worker at the airport when he noticed the fake crowd picture, but there was nobody there, later confirmed by the reflection of the mirror like finish on the Vice Presidential Plane. She’s a CHEATER. She had NOBODY waiting, and the “crowd” looked like 10,000 people! Same thing is happening with her fake “crowds” at her speeches. This is the way the Democrats win Elections, by CHEATING - And they’re even worse at the Ballot Box. She should be disqualified because the creation of a fake image is ELECTION INTERFERENCE. Anyone who does that will cheat at ANYTHING!"

 

[Bradskii]

Desperate stuff.

 

[wing2000]

The event last week at an airport hangar in Detroit was live-streamed, widely attended by the media including The Washington Post, and many attendees posted their own pictures and video showing a packed venue. Local news outlet MLive estimated that 15,000 people filled the hangar and that attendees spilled out into the tarmac.

Wow, AI is getting really good...

 

[AlexB23]

Desperate stuff.

Agreed 100%. Now Donald is blaming AI, when AI does not have the tech level to simulate people in crowds, yet. Trump plays the blame game, blaming everything that goes wrong for him on everyone else. He sneers at anyone he disagrees with.

Does this verse from the Psalms remind you of Trump and his lies? It does to me.

Psalm 10:2-7 (NIV): In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises. He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord. In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies. He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.” He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.” His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.

 

[Bradskii]

Agreed 100%. Now Donald is blaming AI, when AI does not have the tech level to simulate people in crowds, yet. Trump plays the blame game, blaming everything that goes wrong for him on everyone else. He sneers at anyone he disagrees with.

Does this verse from the Psalms remind you of Trump and his lies? It does to me.

Psalm 10:2-7 (NIV): In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises. He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord. In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies. He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.” He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.” His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.

I generally skip any bible quotes if they are used as an argument. But I read that one and it's pretty accurate.

 

[AlexB23]

I generally skip any bible quotes if they are used as an argument. But I read that one and it's pretty accurate.

Hey, thank you brother. For myself, I use the Bible as a way to prove to Christians that Donald Trump is anti-Christian, that we must take care of our planet, that science and religion go well together, and to prove that there is a lot of goodness and darkness in this world, and how goodness will prevail.

 

[ozso]

The event last week at an airport hangar in Detroit was live-streamed, widely attended by the media including The Washington Post, and many attendees posted their own pictures and video showing a packed venue. Local news outlet MLive estimated that 15,000 people filled the hangar and that attendees spilled out into the tarmac.

Wow, AI is getting really good...

AI is saving millions of trees by eliminating the need for cardboard cutouts.

 

[AlexB23]

AI is saving millions of trees by eliminating the need for cardboard cutouts.

Haha, that is a good one, but those were real people at the Kamala rally. Though, I will most likely vote for 3rd party, so that does not matter.

 

[ozso]

Agreed 100%. Now Donald is blaming AI, when AI does not have the tech level to simulate people in crowds, yet. Trump plays the blame game, blaming everything that goes wrong for him on everyone else. He sneers at anyone he disagrees with.

Does this verse from the Psalms remind you of Trump and his lies? It does to me.

Psalm 10:2-7 (NIV): In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises. He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord. In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies. He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.” He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.” His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.

Well Trump said AI was used to produce fake photos of crowds, which it's very capable of doing.

 

[ozso]

According to local news outlet MLive, “about 15,000 people filled the hangar, the crowd spilling out onto the tarmac.”

That site is so full of adware popups I couldn't read the article.

 

[childeye 2]

Well Trump said AI was used to produce fake photos of crowds, which it's very capable of doing.

Trump is very capable of lying. Giant crowds of people believe whatever he says no matter how absurd. Remember on January 6 when he told the huge crowd of people that there were 225,000 more votes cast in Pennsylvania than voters and they just believed him? Did you see what happens when people believe lies? It tears America apart.

 

[AlexB23]

Well Trump said AI was used to produce fake photos of crowds, which it's very capable of doing.

Yeah, but AI crowds look so fake.

Prompt: Crowd of people standing inside of Olympic stadium.

Output from DALLE 3 XL V2:

 

[AlexB23]

Trust me @ozso . I use AI on nearly a daily basis, and follow AI innovation news frequently, cos I am a young man in his 20s. Artificial intelligence is not there yet.

 

[ozso]

Yeah, but AI crowds look so fake.

Prompt: Crowd of people standing inside of Olympic stadium.

Output from DALLE 3 XL V2:
View attachment 353105

DALLE 3 XL V2 is fun to play with, but it's not the best quality AI available.

 

[AlexB23]

DALLE 3 XL V2 is fun to play with, but it's not the best quality AI available.

Ooh, I see your point. It is the best free one, which I have used. What is your favorite AI platform?

Mine is Mistral AI (which is an LLM, not an image generator), but it is small enough to be run privately and offline on my computer.

 

[FreeinChrist]

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

Former President Donald Trump took to social media on Sunday to falsely claim that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign faked photos of the crowd at her Detroit-area rally last week using artificial intelligence.

The Republican presidential nominee claimed the crowd at the airport hangar “DIDN’T EXIST” and that “nobody was there” in multiple posts to his Truth Social platform, sharing a post from a right-wing former congressional candidate known for spreading misinformation.

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 by dozens of news channels and attended by a slew of prominent politicians.

According to local news outlet MLive, “about 15,000 people filled the hangar, the crowd spilling out onto the tarmac.”


"Has anyone noticed that Kamala CHEATED at the airport? There was nobody at the plane, and she “A.I.’d” it, and showed a massive “crowd” of so-called followers, BUT THEY DIDN’T EXIST! She was turned in by a maintenance worker at the airport when he noticed the fake crowd picture, but there was nobody there, later confirmed by the reflection of the mirror like finish on the Vice Presidential Plane. She’s a CHEATER. She had NOBODY waiting, and the “crowd” looked like 10,000 people! Same thing is happening with her fake “crowds” at her speeches. This is the way the Democrats win Elections, by CHEATING - And they’re even worse at the Ballot Box. She should be disqualified because the creation of a fake image is ELECTION INTERFERENCE. Anyone who does that will cheat at ANYTHING!"

He ignores the fact that news sources took images and video and shared them.

Trump Falsely Claims Kamala Harris' Rally Crowd Was 'Fake' And AI-Generated

Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Sunday that Vice President Kamala Harris used images created with artificial intelligence to show a large crowd that “didn’t exist” at her Michigan rally—despite there being ample evidence that a crowd did gather to see Harris.

www.forbes.com

Multiple media outlets—including the Detroit Free Press, MLive, the Detroit News, the AP and Getty Images—have shared photos or galleries from the Wednesday rally that depicted a large crowd for Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.​

Also local TV news was there and took video.

 

[ozso]

Ooh, I see your point. It is the best free one, which I have used. What is your favorite AI platform?

Mine is Mistral AI (which is an LLM, not an image generator), but it is small enough to be run privately and offline on my computer.

I haven't been using AI.

 

[ozso]

He ignores the fact that news sources took images and video and shared them.

Trump Falsely Claims Kamala Harris' Rally Crowd Was 'Fake' And AI-Generated

Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Sunday that Vice President Kamala Harris used images created with artificial intelligence to show a large crowd that “didn’t exist” at her Michigan rally—despite there being ample evidence that a crowd did gather to see Harris.

www.forbes.com

Multiple media outlets—including the Detroit Free Press, MLive, the Detroit News, the AP and Getty Images—have shared photos or galleries from the Wednesday rally that depicted a large crowd for Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.​

Also local TV news was there and took video.

A photo taken by a Harris campaign staffer shows the crowd at Harris' Michigan rally. Harris campaign

To be perfectly honest, that photo looks pretty funky to me.

 

[JosephZ]

"There was nobody at the plane, and she “A.I.’d” it, and showed a massive “crowd” of so-called followers, BUT THEY DIDN’T EXIST! ...there was nobody there... She had NOBODY waiting, and the “crowd” looked like 10,000 people!"

Plane arrival begins around the 24 minute mark.

 

[Gene2memE]

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - George Orwell, 1984

"People who fail to regard the truth seriously in small matters, cannot be trusted in matters that are great." - Albert Einstein (April 1955, unpublished message).