Former President Donald Trump’s campaign and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign are currently feuding over images generated by artificial intelligence.
The feud erupted Monday when DeSantis’ camp published an anti-Trump ad that contained AI-generated images of Trump hugging and even kissing Dr. Anthony Fauci.
While most of the ad’s content was real, the Fauci photos were not. Moreover, the Fauci photos weren’t clearly labeled as fake in the ad. In fact, there were no labels at all.
Watch the original ad below:
Donald Trump became a household name by FIRING countless people *on television*
But when it came to Fauci… pic.twitter.com/7Lxwf75NQm
— DeSantis War Room (@DeSantisWarRoom) June 5, 2023
As this video went viral, it prompted backlash from Trump supporters — particularly Trump supporters who were still a little undecided.
Tim Pool, a popular pro-Trump commentator, was particularly aggrieved.
“Holy f–k this is dirty as sh-t. DeSantis War Room is running AI Images of Trump embracing Fauci. This crosses the line,” he tweeted.
“I was 55/45 for Trump/DeSantis. Now Im 0% for DeSantis. Using AI images to smear Trump is a hard f–k you. DeSantis must disavow,” he added.
The tweets quickly went viral, and in doing so, they triggered a war of words over who was in the right and who was in the wrong.
As far as Trump supporters are concerned, DeSantis is 100 percent in the wrong, period.
Look:
Smearing Donald Trump with fake AI images is completely unacceptable. I’m not sharing them, but we’re in a new era. Be even more skeptical of what you see on the internet.
— J.D. Vance (@JDVance1) June 8, 2023
DeSantis is so desperate to damage President Trump he’s taken up Democrats fraudulent strategies using fake AI created images. For those who support DeSantis you think he’s an honest person? pic.twitter.com/pqhJ6Om9oC
— Patriotic Suzanne⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@suzost) June 8, 2023
DeSantis’ dishonest team used AI pictures in one of their latest attack ads on Trump.
All team DeSantis does is LIE! pic.twitter.com/f6Qo5hvUl4
— Alex Bruesewitz (@alexbruesewitz) June 8, 2023
 BREAKING 
Ron DeSantis IS USING AI GENERATED IMAGES of Donald Trump embracing Anthony Fauci in his DeSantis War Room campaign Twitter accounts
WHAT A DISHONEST SCUMBAG #Trump2024  pic.twitter.com/ypiNEiDF5a
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) June 8, 2023
“Fake images from a fake campaign for a fake candidate. This stunt had the ‘please clap’ energy of Ron DeSanctimonious’ mentor, Jeb Bush,” a Trump campaign adviser told Fox News.
However, DeSantis’ supporters have pushed back on the criticism by correctly noting that Trump’s camp has been using AI images, audio, and videos since day one.
For example, after the governor’s somewhat failed Twitter launch weeks ago, Trump’s camp posted a fake Twitter Spaces featuring … wait for it … Hitler, George Soros, the devil, and of course DeSantis.
But this is just one of many examples.
See more below:
Whatever the MAGA cult accused DeSantis of, they’re 10 times guilty of doing it. The MAGA cult has been defaming & destroying legitimate conservatives with falsehoods and lies and yet has a sanctimonious attitude when DeSantis uses AI to compose a truthful narrative. Hypocrisy! pic.twitter.com/5T27VVmdID
— TRUTH (@spectre_legit) June 8, 2023
I think this might be an AI-generated image. Who knows? pic.twitter.com/QTeT6CvL8u
— Christina Pushaw (@ChristinaPushaw) June 8, 2023
This AI generated video of DeSantis was directly posted by Trump campaign spox Alex Bruesewitz and shared by Jack Posobiec.
But yes go ahead Tim Pool, act outraged about a 1 second video segment that shows a Trump/Fauci MEME. https://t.co/IXGifBiyNa pic.twitter.com/NTbO3SCTx6
— Peter Henlein (@SwissWatchGuy) June 8, 2023
Hey friend. I agree that no campaign should use AI or deceptive editing. So will you call out the Trump Campaign for doing this too? pic.twitter.com/bwuNPl8wlR
— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) June 8, 2023
“Gimma a break. Trump’s been doing this to DeSantis for weeks. At least DeSantis’s AI images are obvious fakes, intended to amuse, not to deceive,” conservative commentator Ann Coulter, who’s staunchly pro-DeSantis, tweeted.
“Trump has been photoshopping images of DeSantis and others for a while and then AI fake images. Now DeSantis does it and the Small Hands Fluke brigade cries. Always punch the bullies, folks,” conservative radio show host Erick Erickson likewise tweeted.
“Would I use AI in an ad? Nope, but for the Trump campaign (and acolytes like Tim Pool) to whine is hilarious. These are the same people who spread an AI-generated Spaces on DeSantis’ launch day, spread photoshopped pictures of Soros at a fundraiser, and have used altered video,” Bonchie, a Red State commentator, added.
What remains unclear is what’ll happen going forward. Some say the best bet is for both campaigns to disavow AI/fake images and just stick to reality. But with Trump’s willingness to attack his enemies, it seems unlikely that such an agreement will be made.
And so for the time being, be skeptical every single time you see a campaign ad, be it from Trump or DeSantis, because it could very well contain AI-generated content …
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V. Saxena is a staff writer for BizPac Review with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University.
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