Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
Donald Trump, Elon Musk, JD Vance, US Manufacturing Revival Plan, US Consumers deepfake (Apr 2025)
AI-generated videos and images mocking Donald Trump, Elon Musk and JD Vance as factory workers, and depicting MAGA hats with inflated prices to criticize the US Manufacturing Revival Plan and the impact of tariffs on…
- Incident date
- Apr 2025
- Target
- Donald Trump, Elon Musk, JD Vance, US Manufacturing Revival Plan, US Consumers
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
AI-generated videos and images mocking Donald Trump, Elon Musk and JD Vance as factory workers, and depicting MAGA hats with inflated prices to criticize the US Manufacturing Revival Plan and the impact of tariffs on US consumers. Chinese accounts promoted the videos and images. A music video titled 'Look What You Taxed Us Through (An AI-Generated Song. A Life-Choking Reality)' was also published. Another AI-generated video shared on TikTok portrayed Americans making phones in factories.