Doctored campaign video featuring Kamala Harris watched 128 million times
A parody campaign video featuring a voiceover of Vice President Kamala Harris was shared by X owner Elon Musk last week, which was ultimately viewed by more than 128 million online consumers in apparent violation of the platform’s users’ guidelines.
The Guardian
Kamala Harris’ election campaign has accused Elon Musk of spreading “manipulated lies” after the Tesla chief executive posted a doctored video featuring the vice-president on his X account.
Musk reposted a manipulated Harris campaign video on Friday evening in which a fake Harris voiceover says: “I was selected because I am the ultimate diversity hire,” and that anyone who criticizes her is “both sexist and racist.”
The video has been viewed 128 million times on Musk’s account after the world’s richest man posted it with the words “this is amazing” followed by a laughing emoji. Musk owns X, which he rebranded from Twitter last year.
Amy Klobuchar, a Democratic senator, accused Musk of violating the platform’s guidelines. According to X’s synthetic and manipulated media policy, users are barred from sharing “synthetic, manipulated, or out-of-context media that may deceive or confuse people and lead to harm” although allowances are made for satire provided it does not “cause significant confusion about the authenticity of the media.”
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