Donald Trump Wants You to Believe Taylor Swift Endorsed Him.

So he’s sharing fake AI images suggesting that she did.

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Donald Trump truly can’t help himself, can he?

I guess since Taylor Swift is one of the most famous people in the world, it’s really no surprise that she’s come up multiple times in the election, whether it be right wing pundits lamenting the fact that she’s going to encourage people to vote (I know, how dare she), or now…with Trump apparently spreading fake, AI generated images suggesting she has endorsed his campaign.

“Former President Donald J. Trump, who has notably harbored a grudge against the pop music megastar Taylor Swift, set the internet ablaze on Sunday when he shared social media posts suggesting that she had endorsed him and that her fans could help him win the November election.

In a post on his social media site, Truth Social, Mr. Trump drew attention to a group of images that were created using artificial intelligence. One showed Ms. Swift dressed up as Uncle Sam with the headline: “Taylor Wants You to Vote for Donald Trump.” The others depicted a crowd of young women wearing matching “Swifties for Trump” T-shirts.

At least one of the images, which were shared by a social media influencer aligned with Mr. Trump, was labeled “satire.”