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☆ Trump’s ‘unified Reich’ video appears to trace origins to a Turkish graphic designer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Jon Sarlin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Bizarrely, the fake article’s text appears to trace its origins to a graphic designer named Enes Şimşek who lives near Istanbul. CNN discovered the video template on Video Hive, a motion graphics template store. According to an email he shared with CNN, Şimşek sent a letter to Support@truthsocial.com with the email subject line: “From the ‘REICH’ video template Author.”“Hi. I am the initial author of that ‘REICH’ video template. Şimşek was again floored when he saw the video of Biden responding to the Trump video.

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☆ Fact Check-Video of Bill Gates endorsing Ron DeSantis was digitally created
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A clip that seemingly shows Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates endorsing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for the presidency was digitally created but has been shared online as if authentic. In the video, Gates can partly be heard saying the following: “We simply have to push forward with the great reset, or everything will be lost. That’s why I support Ron DeSantis as our next president” (here), (here), (here). The video circulating online was seemingly created by Twitter users @C3PMeme and @Ramble_Rants, whose handles are included in the graphics at the bottom of the video. There is no evidence Gates has endorsed or expressed support for DeSantis as of this article’s publication (tinyurl.com/4rtaddcb).

☆ Fact Check-Video of Kamala Harris rambling her speech at Howard University is digitally created
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A clip with over 1.2 million views on Twitter that seemingly shows U.S. vice president Kamala Harris rambling during a speech by saying “Today is today, and yesterday is today,” was digitally created but has been shared online as if authentic. In the video (here), (tinyurl.com/y3xtjc94), (tinyurl.com/3jaa3h36), Harris appears to say: “Today is today, and yesterday is today yesterday. The footage was taken from an April 25 speech, during an abortion rights rally at Howard University. The vice president’s clothing at the Howard University speech matches the edited video, as do the people standing behind her. Dr. Dominic Lees, associate professor in filmmaking at the University of Reading, said the audio quality shows the video is not authentic.

☆ Fact Check-Video of Hillary Clinton endorsing Ron DeSantis is AI-generated
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An AI-generated clip that shows former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton endorsing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for the presidency has been shared on social media as if it is authentic. There is no evidence Clinton ever made such an endorsement. Clinton can partly be heard saying the following in the clip (here), “You know, people might be surprised to hear me saying this, but I actually like Ron DeSantis a lot. There is no evidence Clinton ever made these remarks, however. The video is AI-generated, and there is no evidence Clinton endorsed Ron DeSantis for the presidency.

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