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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 22

Fake AI Image of Trump Kissing Woman Draws Tens of Millions of Views Before Nov. 3

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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 22

Fake AI Image of Trump Kissing Woman Draws Tens of Millions of Views Before Nov. 3

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 22

A fabricated AI image appearing to show Donald Trump kissing a woman on a golf course spread across Threads, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube after first surfacing on Sept. 14.
Disinformation researchers and digital forensics experts later concluded the image was fake, but verification took hours even though the original was small, blurry and carried multiple red flags.
The woman, seen only from behind, resembled Trump aide Natalie Harp, whose White House role has already fueled Democratic attacks, helping the image gain traction online.
Tens of millions of views and comments underscored how hard altered images have become to trace as they are reposted and modified, and highlighted voter vulnerability to belief-confirming falsehoods ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms.

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