Trump uses AI photos to falsely suggest Taylor Swift endorsed him

Donald Trump appears to have falsely suggested that he has the support of Taylor Swift by posting fake photos of the singer and her fans supporting him on social media.

The Republican presidential candidate posted the message “I accept!” alongside images taken from other social media accounts, many of which appear to have been created using artificial intelligence.

The post sparked a backlash among Swift’s fans, known as Swifties, who accused Trump of spreading misinformation.

The singer is not supporting any candidate for the 2024 election, but supported the Democrats in 2020 and criticized Trump during his presidency.

One of the photos shared by Trump showed Swift fans wearing T-shirts that read “Swifties for Trump.”

The post appeared to be labeled as “satire” and was captioned: “Swifties turn to Trump after ISIS disrupts Taylor Swift concert.”

Fast recently cancelled three concerts in Vienna due to a possible security threat. The police arrested two people on suspicion of having planned attacks on the initiative of the terrorist militia “Islamic State”.

Another reposted photo mimicked a World War I U.S. Army recruitment poster, replacing Uncle Sam’s face with Swift’s and reading, “Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump.”

NBC News reported that two of the images reposted by Trump featured real women supporting Trump.

Swift supported the Democratic Party in the 2020 election and criticized Trump during nationwide protests against the police killing of George Floyd.

“After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence?” she posted on Twitter/X. “We will vote you out in November.”

Earlier this year, the BBC discovered dozens of deepfakes showing black people supporting Trump. There was no evidence linking the images to Trump’s campaign.