However, Gizmodo confirmed that all 32 videos were real clips taken from the former president’s public appearances and interviews in recent years. The incident highlights the potential for public figures to use advancements in technology as a defense against unfavorable media coverage. Despite Trump's claims, the videos were not AI-generated, but rather a compilation of his public gaffes and memory lapses.
Key takeaways:
- Former President Donald Trump claimed that AI was used to generate incriminating videos of him, a claim that was proven false as all videos were real clips from his public appearances and interviews.
- The videos were shown during the testimony of Robert Hur, the former Special Counsel who investigated President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents.
- Trump's claim highlights the increasing difficulty of fact-checking claims made by public figures in the age of advanced technology.
- The videos included instances where Trump confused state leaders, mispronounced the United States, and made an unfounded claim about windmills causing the death of whales.