Trump posts AI photos implying Taylor Swift supports him

Donald Trump has shared doctored images on social media showing Taylor Swift and her fans supporting his presidential campaign.

Trump posted a collage of Swift-related images to his Truth Social account showing apparent support from the pop star and her diehard fans known as "Swifties."One doctored image played off the classic Uncle Sam recruiting posters, showing Swift in red, white and blue with the caption, "Taylor Swift Wants You To Vote For Donald Trump." Over the images, he wrote, "I accept!"

That poster is either "AI generated or just classically manipulated," said Hany Farid, a digital forensics expert at the University of California, Berkeley.

The post also includes photos of women wearing shirts with the slogan "Swifties for Trump," some of which Farid said had the "tell-tale signs of being AI generated."What makes the mash-up "particularly devious" is that is a combination of real and fake imagery, with at least one photo of a woman wearing such a shirt looking legitimate, Farid said.

There was no immediate comment from Swift about the post by Trump, who separately shared on Truth Social a video of a supporter voicing the dubious claim that "Swifties were rallying for Trump."

Both Republicans and Democrats have long wanted to count on her support, but the megastar has been largely reticent about her political leanings.

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