
A viral audio clip allegedly featuring US Vice President JD Vance criticising tech billionaire Elon Musk has been dismissed as fake by a senior White House official, amid growing concerns over the rise of AI-generated misinformation.
The recording, which quickly spread across TikTok, X and Reddit, claims to capture Vance disparaging Musk, stating: 'He's making me look bad' and calling him 'an unelected official' who is damaging the administration's image. However, the vice president's communications director, William Martin, categorically denied the authenticity of the clip, writing on X: 'This audio is 100% fake and most certainly not the Vice President.'