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Fortune
Jenn Brice

Donald Trump's deepfaked Taylor Swift endorsement highlights lack of clear election rules

Taylor Swift performing in concert (Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)

In her endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, Taylor Swift sounded the alarm about using artificial intelligence to spread misinformation in political campaigns. 

Last month, Donald Trump posted images on social media of the pop star dressed as Uncle Sam in patriotic red, white, and blue garb, meme-ified to read “Taylor Swift Wants You to Vote for Donald Trump.” He also shared separate images showing crowds of spray-tanned blondes wearing “Swifties for Trump” T-shirts. 

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