Cybersecurity

Trump Deepfakes, Misinformation Flood X After Conviction

Supporters with millions of followers emphasized former president’s “outlaw” persona.

Former US President Donald Trump, center left, and Todd Blanche, attorney for former US President Donald Trump, center right, speak to members of the media after the verdict was read at Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Thursday, May 30, 2024. A New York jury found Donald Trump guilty of multiple felonies at his hush-money trial, making him the first former US president to be convicted of crimes.Photographer: Mark Peterson/New York Magazine

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By Daniel Zuidijk

May 31, 2024 at 3:53 PM UTC

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Donald Trump’s supporters blasted artificial intelligence-generated images through social media after the former president was convicted of felony charges, using deepfakes to promote the idea that Trump is the victim of a corrupt system.

Accounts on X with millions of followers amplified images of Trump within minutes after a New York jury announced that they’d declared him guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records.