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Musk reposts AI-altered Kamala Harris campaign video without a parody label
What he said or did
Musk reposted a video that used an AI-generated imitation of Vice President Kamala Harris's voice, captioning it amazing
with a laughing emoji and no parody label. Malay Mail reported it drew more than 128 million views on his account.
Background
The original poster had labelled the video a Kamala Harris Campaign Ad PARODY
; Musk's repost dropped that label. Users noted it appeared to break X's rules on synthetic and manipulated media (Axios).
Official response
California Governor Gavin Newsom posted that the video should be illegal
; Musk replied that parody is legal in America (Axios). Senator Amy Klobuchar said the post violated X's guidelines, and the Harris campaign criticised the fake, manipulated lies of Elon Musk and Donald Trump
(Malay Mail).
Fact-checks and findings
The voice was AI-generated to imitate Harris and the repost carried no parody label; Axios reported users noted it appeared to break X's rules on synthetic and manipulated media, and the post had no Community Note at the time.
What happened next
Musk later said the video was meant as satire
(AFP via The Jakarta Post).
Sources
- Axios30 Jul 2024
- Malay Mail30 Jul 2024
- AFP (via The Jakarta Post)9 Aug 2024
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