"To take president Donald Trump's word for it, America's cities are in ruins, forcing him to deploy federal troops to Portland, Washington DC, and Memphis. There's just one wrinkle - no one seems to be able to find any real evidence of the mass riots and anarchist violence that Trump and his supporters insist is destroying the nation. Luckily for them, that problem is easily solved with a little help from AI."
"The phenomenon was first flagged by Gizmodo, which reported a concerning rise in AI-generated pro-Trump propaganda since the release of OpenAI's Sora 2, an AI video generator capable of spitting out short, nearly photorealistic clips. For example, Giz notes how oneclip, showing a protestor harassing a US national guardsman before getting pepper sprayed, went viral on Instagram, notching nearly 1.5 million likes and over 40 million views. Most of the comments seem oblivious to the fact it was bearing a Sora watermark."
AI video generators can create short, nearly photorealistic clips that depict fabricated violent protests. Viral social media posts have shown staged footage of protesters harassing national guardsmen and being pepper-sprayed, often carrying visible AI watermarks that viewers overlook. Captions and comments celebrate the violence and express political approval. Many clips portray crowds in black clothing and protesters spitting at heavily militarized officers who respond with chemical spray, reinforcing stereotypes and justifying force. The fabricated clips appear intended to build public consent for federal troop deployments and harsher crackdowns, despite actual violent crime rates remaining low.
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