When Elon Musk suggested that he shared a deepfake video of Vice President Kamala Harris because it was a “satire,” the X owner proved how quickly manipulated video can spread online, even when it’s obviously fake.
In the video that Musk posted Friday, Harris falsely appeared to say that she doesn’t “know the first thing about running the country,” along with other damning statements that seemed designed to hurt her presidential campaign. Musk later responded to criticism by saying, “Parody is legal in America.”
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