DeSantis attack ad uses FAKE AI image of Trump hugging Fauci trends now
An attack ad released by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign used AI-generated images of former President Donald Trump hugging Dr. Anthony Fauci.
AFP reported Wednesday that three of the images in the 44-second attack ad are fakes.
Those images show Trump hugging and kissing Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who became synonymous with the U.S.'s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ad shows Apprentice-era Trump firing a number of individuals, but then refusing to ax Fauci, who conservatives blamed for COVID lockdowns, school closures and masking.
As audio of Trump explaining why he never fired Fauci plays, a collage of six images of the two men together are shown - with three real pictures and three deep fakes.
The top left and bottom middle and right images in a Ron DeSantis ad appear to be AI-generated deep fakes
On closer inspection, what should say 'The White House: Washington' in the press briefing room is jibberish and Trump's hair has 'inconsistent textures' said one expert
The words 'Real Life Trump' were placed over the collage.
'It was sneaky to intermix what appears to be authentic photos with fake photos, but these three images are almost certainly AI generated,' Hany Farid, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and expert in digital forensics, misinformation and image analysis told AFP.
Farid and two other experts interviewed by AFP noted that the images had unusual characteristics, which often expose photos as being AI creations.
'These images contain many signs indicating that they were AI-generated,' Matthew Stamm, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Drexel University, who specializes in detecting falsified images and videos, told AFP.
Trump's hair, Stamm said, gave it away.
'For example, if you look closely at Donald Trump's hair in the top-left, bottom-middle, and bottom-right images, you
