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Elon Musk reposted a deepfake video of Kamala Harris on X — it may violate his own platform's policy

Elon Musk.Apu Gomes via Getty ImagesElon Musk reposted a deepfake video of Kamala Harris on X on Friday night.The video, a parody of Harris' campaign ad, appears to have been digitally altered.Musk's repost lacked context, potentially breaching X's rules on synthetic and manipulated media.On Friday evening, Elon Musk reposted a deepfake video of Vice President Kamala Harris on X — a move that may violate his own platform's policy on synthetic and manipulated media, The New York Times reported.The video was originally posted by the user @MrReaganUSA, who noted that the clip was a "parody" of Harris' first campaign ad since becoming the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for the 2024 presidential election.The clip appears to have been digitally altered to add a new voice-over that sounds like Harris.In the video, the edited voice-over says, "I was selected because I am the ultimate diversity hire.

 

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