Elon Musk shares fake, digitally-altered Kamala Harris video!

Take a look at the viral Kamala Harris video Elon Musk just shared on X, and find out why it’s a fake, digitally-altered video!

Elon Musk shares fake, digitally-altered Kamala Harris video!

Elon Musk just shared a video of Kamala Harris (archive) to million of his fans on X (formerly Twitter), with the comment:

This is amazing 😂

The video, which garnered over 7.5 million views as of 11 PM, July 26, is obviously fake and digitally altered. However, Elon Musk did not label it as such.

https://www.techarp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Fake-Kamala-Harris-Presidential-candidate-video-small.mp4?_=1

Why Kamala Harris video Elon Musk shared is fake + digitally-altered!

This is yet another example of misinformation being propagated on X (formerly Twitter), and here are the reasons why…

Fact #1 : It Was A Parody Video

Let me start by pointing out that the Kamala Harris video was a campaign ad parody that was created by the Mr Reagan account on X (archive).

Mr Reagan clearly labelled it as a PARODY, although he conveniently did not include a parody label in the video itself, so when people share his video, it may be misinterpreted as genuine.

Unfortunately, Elon Musk did not explicitly mention that the Kamala Harris video was just a parody, when he shared the video with millions of his fans. So it is more than likely that some of his fans might actually believe it’s real. Silly, I know, but we are talking about Elon Musk fans…

To be fair, X does not require users to label parody videos. However, its Civic Integrity Policy explicitly forbids “posting or sharing content that may suppress participation… or lead to offline violence during an election.”

Fact #2 : The Audio Was Digitally Altered

While the parody video uses genuine video clips of Vice President Kamala Harris, its audio was fake, and definitely digitally altered, likely created using an AI voice generator.

I, Kamala Harris, am your Democrat candidate for President because Joe Biden finally exposed his senility at the debate. Thanks, Joe!

I was selected because I am the ultimate diversity hire. I’m both a woman and a person of color. If you criticize anything I say, you’re both sexist and racist.

I may not know the first thing about running the country, but remember that’s a good thing if you’re a Deep State puppet.

I had four years under the tutelage of the ultimate Deep State puppet, a wonderful mentor, Joe Biden. Joe taught me Rule Number One – carefully hide your total incompetence.

I take insignificant things and I discuss them as if they’re significant, and I believe that exploring the significance of the insignificant is itself significant.

Another trick is trying to sound Black. I pretend to celebrate Kwanzaa and in my speeches, always do my best Barack Obama impression.

And okay, look, maybe my work addressing the root causes of the border crisis were catastrophic but my knowledge of international politics is truly shocking.

And just remember when voting his November, it is to see what can be unburdened by what has been. And by what has been, I mean Joe Biden.

If you think the country went to shit over the past four years, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

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To be clear – Kamala Harris did not say any of that. The audio is completely fake.

Fact #3 : Video Only Featured One Kamala Harris Gaffe

It appears that Mr Reagan has to use a fake audio of Kamala Harris because she does not make that many gaffes. In fact, the entire video only featured one gaffe in which Kamala Harris mistakenly touted the U.S. “alliance with the Republic of North Korea“.

In contrast, her rival for the Presidency of the United States – Donald Trump has made so many gaffes, it would be simple to make videos mocking them without faking his voice.

In fact, conservative lawyer and Trump critic George Conway did just that, releasing a campaign ad video highlighting Donald Trump’s best gaffes. The video, which is half as long as the Mr Reagan video, showcases the Trump’s numerous gaffes and obvious cognitive problems in his speeches. Unlike the Mr Reagan video, there was no editing of Trump’s voice.

As Conway explained, Donald Trump “wanted to make this election all about mental fitness“, so the video will show that “even before he began showing age-related cognitive decline, Trump had a long history of doing and saying bizarre things“.

Conway continued, “He was never right in the head. And as he’s gotten older, he’s only gotten worse. Especially now that he’s the only old guy in the race, it’s more important than ever for the public to focus on Trump’s lack of mental fitness when they make their decision this November“.

Fact #4 : This Is Fake News About 2024 Presidential Election

This is yet another example of fake news and videos created to influence the 2024 US Presidential Election, and here are some other examples:

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Elon Musk shares fake, digitally-altered Kamala Harris video!