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White House deepfake (Feb 2025)
AI-generated videos falsely depicted a 200-foot tall statue of Jesus being erected on the White House lawn. The videos were shared on Facebook and X. A live White House livestream showed no such construction. An…
- Incident date
- Feb 2025
- Target
- White House
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
AI-generated videos falsely depicted a 200-foot tall statue of Jesus being erected on the White House lawn. The videos were shared on Facebook and X. A live White House livestream showed no such construction. An engineering professor noted irregularities in the videos, such as a worker's arm disappearing and equipment distortion affecting the background. The videos originated from a TikTok account known for AI-generated content. Fact-checking organizations debunked the claim.