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Judi Lynn

(164,137 posts)
Mon Aug 19, 2024, 02:58 AM Aug 2024

Trump Falls For AI-Generated Taylor Swift Fans In Kooky Endorsement Claim: 'I Accept!'

Source: Huffington Post

The former president shared a number of fake "Swifties for Trump" pictures including one that's clearly labelled "satire."

By
Ben Blanchet
Aug 19, 2024, 01:13 AM EDT

Donald Trump had a “love story” for fake photos indicating that Taylor Swift fans are backing the Republican presidential nominee on Sunday.

The former president took to Truth Social to share screenshots from social media accounts that depict women wearing “Swifties for Trump” tees, however, a majority of the pictures appeared to be generated by artificial intelligence.

“The Swifties For Trump movement is real!” wrote one X user in a post shared by Trump alongside a photo collage that’s clearly labelled “satire.”

Another fake picture shows Taylor Swift, who has notably criticized the former president in past years and backed the Biden-Harris campaign in 2020, dressed as Uncle Sam alongside the text, “Taylor wants YOU to VOTE for Donald Trump.”


Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-swifties-for-trump-ai-generated-pictures_n_66c2bcb1e4b05da555286a6d

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Trump Falls For AI-Generated Taylor Swift Fans In Kooky Endorsement Claim: 'I Accept!' (Original Post) Judi Lynn Aug 2024 OP
I would bet $1000 that Trump doesn't know the definition of the word satire. Meadowoak Aug 2024 #1
Saying he "fell for it" grants him a sense of epistemology which he really lacks. RockRaven Aug 2024 #2
It is amazing to realize how much smarter Taylor is than TSF. mwb970 Aug 2024 #3
These fake images are election disinformation created to help Trump win. Lonestarblue Aug 2024 #4
Ditto. I think the absolute best Trump could have hoped for tanyev Aug 2024 #5
my thoughts as well. she shd sue. mopinko Aug 2024 #6
Taylor Swift should sue TSF for using her image without sinkingfeeling Aug 2024 #7
Perhaps Swift is busy in England with her tour.... RussBLib Aug 2024 #8
My money is on Taylor. bluestarone Aug 2024 #9
That confirms it. LudwigPastorius Aug 2024 #10
I'm sure Taylor Swift recognizes that some (small) percentage of her fans FakeNoose Aug 2024 #11
What a horse's ass Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2024 #12

RockRaven

(19,429 posts)
2. Saying he "fell for it" grants him a sense of epistemology which he really lacks.
Mon Aug 19, 2024, 03:16 AM
Aug 2024

TCF doesn't "know" or "believe" anything in the sense that most human persons do.

People should not use normal human being terms to describe any given behavior of his when everything he has done in public for the last several decades indicates that he doesn't deserve such presumptions.

mwb970

(12,152 posts)
3. It is amazing to realize how much smarter Taylor is than TSF.
Mon Aug 19, 2024, 03:22 AM
Aug 2024

Like his worshipers, trump is SO easy to fool!

Lonestarblue

(13,488 posts)
4. These fake images are election disinformation created to help Trump win.
Mon Aug 19, 2024, 06:57 AM
Aug 2024

Yes, they’re obviously fake, but will the real Taylor now publicize that she does not support Trump? I hope this backfires big time.

tanyev

(49,318 posts)
5. Ditto. I think the absolute best Trump could have hoped for
Mon Aug 19, 2024, 08:12 AM
Aug 2024

is that Taylor encouraged fans to vote without specifying a candidate. This stupid stunt could give her even more reason to denounce him and come out strong for Harris/Walz.

mopinko

(73,734 posts)
6. my thoughts as well. she shd sue.
Mon Aug 19, 2024, 08:16 AM
Aug 2024

she’s been quiet, but they’re gonna force her to come out.

sinkingfeeling

(57,840 posts)
7. Taylor Swift should sue TSF for using her image without
Mon Aug 19, 2024, 09:30 AM
Aug 2024

permission, like TSF is demanding some state GOP to stop using his.

RussBLib

(10,641 posts)
8. Perhaps Swift is busy in England with her tour....
Mon Aug 19, 2024, 10:35 AM
Aug 2024

....but she could still appear at the Convention via video!

FakeNoose

(41,702 posts)
11. I'm sure Taylor Swift recognizes that some (small) percentage of her fans
Mon Aug 19, 2024, 02:44 PM
Aug 2024

... are supporting Chump. Most are not of course, but she'll find a cool way to shut this down without insulting anyone. She has a knack for that.

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