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Kid Rock deepfake (Aug 2025)
California Governor Gavin Newsom's social media account posted a tweet featuring an AI-generated image of Kid Rock dressed as Uncle Sam with the caption, “Kid Rock Wants YOU to Support Gavin Newsom.” Kid Rock…
- Incident date
- Aug 2025
- Target
- Kid Rock
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
California Governor Gavin Newsom's social media account posted a tweet featuring an AI-generated image of Kid Rock dressed as Uncle Sam with the caption, “Kid Rock Wants YOU to Support Gavin Newsom.” Kid Rock responded, disavowing support. Newsom then tweeted "I HATE KID ROCK !!!"