Pro-Trump social media accounts posted an AI-generated deepfake video depicting Martin Luther King Jr. endorsing Donald Trump, which garnered over 10 million views before being condemned by King's daughter and labeled as fake content.
In late October 2024, during the final days of the presidential election, pro-Trump social media accounts posted an AI-generated deepfake video on X (formerly Twitter) that falsely depicted civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. endorsing Donald Trump for president. The video was originally created in February 2024 by an account called Ramble Rants, part of the Dilley Meme Team, and was reposted by the MAGA Resource account on Sunday night before Election Day. The deepfake featured a synthetic version of King's voice and likeness claiming Trump 'did more for the Black community than any other president' and urging Black voters to support him. By Monday, the video had garnered over 10 million views. Bernice King, Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter, publicly condemned the video on X, calling it 'vile, fake, irresponsible' and demanding its deletion. X users added crowdsourced fact-checking notes labeling it as a deepfake. The incident occurred amid a broader pattern of AI-generated misinformation during the 2024 election cycle, including previous deepfakes targeting Joe Biden and Kamala Harris that had reached millions of viewers.
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