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An AI-Generated Video of U.S. President Donald Trump Announcing a Ban on Tesla Production in the United States Is Shared as Real
- A deepfake video falsely claimed that then-President Donald Trump declared a sudden halt to Tesla’s production, gaining significant attention on May 31, 2025.
- The video originated from a satire account and used AI to fake Trump's voice and lip-sync, while no credible reports confirm any production ban announcement.
- Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk are engaged in a public feud involving a tax bill cutting EV subsidies and Trump threatening to cancel Musk's federal contracts.
- Multiple AI detection tools found the video and audio were manipulated, with Hive Moderation's tool showing 99.8% certainty of AI-generated content.
- The deepfake video intensified the dispute's visibility but did not reflect actual policy, highlighting risks of AI misuse amid ongoing political tensions.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right3Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Center
Bias Distribution
- 44% of the sources are Center
44% Center
L 22%
C 44%
R 33%
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