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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison deepfake (Jan 2025)
A deepfake parody video of Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign ad was created by Christopher Kohls and shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Elon Musk. This video was used in a lawsuit challenging…
- Incident date
- Jan 2025
- Target
- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A deepfake parody video of Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign ad was created by Christopher Kohls and shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Elon Musk. This video was used in a lawsuit challenging Minnesota's deepfake law. The Attorney General's expert witness used AI-generated false information in their testimony, causing the judge to reject the evidence and severely damaging their credibility.