It seems like former President Donald Trump is trying to get the attention of Swifties. Recently, Donald Trump posted fake AI photos of Taylor Swift and her fans that have spread like fire on social media. Read this article to know which AI photos were shared, Taylor’s reaction, and other interesting parts of the story.
Which AI Photos of Taylor Swift Were Posted?
In a Post of Truth social, formerly President Donald Trump drew attention and shared a series of AI-generated images that falsely claimed that Taylor Swift fans were supporting his campaign. One of the photos that were shared by Trump depicted Taylor Swift’s young fans wearing matching t-shirts that say Swifties for Trump. While two of them show a real woman who supports Trump named Jenna Piwowarczy, however, most of the women depicted there aren’t real.
One more AI photos of Taylor Swift shows her as Uncle Sam saying Taylor wants you to vote for Donald Trump. The images also appeared to have a label of satire with a headline that said: Swifties turning to Trump after ISIS foiled Taylor Swift concert, followed by a recent security threat to Swift. And Trump wrote in the caption of these images, “I Accept”. The images that were shared by Trump were originally shared on X by highly followed pro-Trump accounts.
Fake AI Photos of Taylor Swift and Her Reaction
In a recent Instagram post, while debating between Kamala Harris and Trump, Swift addresses Trump’s recent social activity that falsely depicts her and her fans as Trump supporters. She wrote: “Recently I was made aware that AI of ‘me’ falsely endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential run was posted to his site. It conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation.” Moreover, in the same post, Swift announced that she would be voting for Harris, praising her as a “steady-handed, gifted leader” who fights for causes Swift believes in. The singer urged her followers to research candidates and register to vote.
Furthermore, Swift supported the Democratic Party in the 2022 election but has not publicly endorsed a candidate in the 2024 race.
Donald Trump’s Statement on the AI Photos of Taylor Swift
Donald Trump acknowledges that the photos he posted online depicting Taylor Swift and her fans supporting him were fake. However, he didn’t seem concerned as Trump stated: “I don’t know anything about them, other than somebody else generated them. I didn’t generate them… These were all made up by other people.”
Additionally, he also said that: He himself has been a victim of AI deepfakes. “AI is always very dangerous in that way. It’s happening with me too. They’re making — having me speak. I speak perfectly, I mean, absolutely perfectly on AI, and I’m, like, endorsing other products and things. It’s a little bit dangerous out there.”
Swiftie’s Reaction to AI Photos of Taylor Swift
Trump’s post contains two real photos of his supporter named Jenna Piwowarczyk. The photos were taken at a Trump Valley in Racine, Wisconsin, on 18 June, and posted on X. Jenna Piwowarczyk said in a statement: “I know of so many Swifties who have conservative values and many, many more who have reached out to express their support and appreciation for the ‘Swifties for Trump’ movement,
She added: “By focusing more on the AI photos than on the REAL person in the photos that Trump shared, I think the media are missing an opportunity to recognize that, of all the millions of Taylor Swift fans, of course, there will be many who support Trump and conservative values and also love her music. We exist. We are real.”
Moreover, the Trump campaign’s spokesman told CNN in a statement that Swifties for Trump is a massive movement that grows bigger every single day!”
How It was Revealed that These are AI photos of Taylor Swift?
CBC News said that there were clear indications in some of the photos that they were AI-generated. The team found imperfections like a belt that had no buckle, distortions in one woman’s teeth, and the lettering of the words which was not matched with the folds of the t-shirt.
Other AI Photos of Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift’s pornographic images were also roaming around social media, and in this matter, OpenAI said the explicit images of Swift were not generated using ChatGPT or its application programming interface. “We work to filter out the most explicit content when training the underlying DALL-E model, and apply additional safety guardrails for our products like ChatGPT — including denying requests that ask for a public figure by name or denying requests for explicit content.”
Moreover, Meta said in a statement that it strongly condemns the content that has appeared. Social media platform X has also blocked searches for Taylor Swift after explicit AI-generated images of the singer began circulating on the site.
Final Words
Trump posted some fake AI photos of Taylor Swift on Truth Social which went viral in minutes. AI images are an ongoing issue in the election world as people are generating and using these fake images in their favor. Moreover, above we have shared a detailed overview of which images were shared, Swift’s reactions, and the other chunks of the story.
