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Harris rally draws thousands in Michigan, Trump spreads falsehoods about crowd
By Lauren Taylor (Anchor), Evan Hummel (Producer), Jake Maslo (Video Editor)
Former President Donald Trump falsely accused Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign of using artificial intelligence to manipulate images of the size of the crowds at her Michigan rally with running mate Gov. Tim Walz, D- Minn., on Sunday, Aug. 11. While referring to an image of a large crowd on a tarmac in Michigan, Trump posted the false accusations.
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Click to see story on menzmag.com“Has anyone noticed that Kamala cheated at the airport?” Trump posted on Truth Social. “There was nobody at the plane, and she ‘A.I.’d’ it, and it showed a massive ‘crowd’ of so-called followers, BUT THEY DIDN’T EXIST!”
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“Harris should be disqualified because of the creation of a fake image is ELECTION INTERFERENCE,” Trump added. “Anyone who does that will cheat at ANYTHING!”
The Harris Campaign denied any manipulation of photographs and maintained that the crowd was 15,000 people strong. Attendees also posted to social media verifying that thousands of supporters were at the event.
The Harris Campaign also responded to Trump’s false accusations on Truth Social. It posted a video of the Air Force Two on the tarmac with a large crowd awaiting Harris and Walz.
“In case you forgot @RealDonaldTrump: This is what a rally in a swing state looks like,” the caption on the social media post read.
Trump did not hold rallies in any swing states last week, instead campaigning in Montana. However, Trump falsely claimed that his crowd on Jan. 6, 2021, was larger than Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I have a dream speech” in 1963.
“Nobody’s spoken to crowd’s bigger than me,” Trump wrote.
This is not new territory for the former president. Following his inauguration in 2017, the Trump administration falsely touted the crowd as “the largest audience ever to witness an inauguration.” News outlets were quick to point out that side-by-side images compared to former President Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009 showed a much larger crowd when compared to Trump’s.
Some Republicans criticized Trump’s fascination with attendance at rallies.
“Stop questioning the size of her [Kamala Harris] crowds and start questioning her position when it comes to what did she do when she was attorney general on crime,” former Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy said during an interview on Fox News.
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Walz also seized on Trump’s fixation on crowd size before the post on Truth Social on Sunday.
“You know, it’s not as if anybody cares about crowd sizes or anything,” Walz said in Arizona on Friday, Aug. 9.
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
A CROWD MEASURING CONTEST APPEARS TO BE TAKING HOLD OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FALSELY ACCUSED THE HARRIS CAMPAIGN OF USING A-I TO MANIPULATE IMAGES OF THE SIZE OF A CROWD AT A MICHIGAN RALLY.
WHILE REFERRING TO AN IMAGE OF A LARGE CROWD ON A TARMAC IN MICHIGAN, TRUMP POSTED ON TRUTH SOCIAL:
“HAS ANYONE NOTICED THAT KAMALA CHEATED AT THE AIRPORT? THERE WAS NOBODY AT THE PLANE, AND SHE A-I’D’ IT, AND SHOWED A MASSIVE CROWD OF SO-CALLED FOLLOWERS, BUT THEY DIDN’T EXIST.”
TRUMP ADDED– HARRIS SHOULD BE “DISQUALIFIED BECAUSE OF THE CREATION OF A FAKE IMAGE IS ELECTION INTERFERENCE.”
HARRIS’ RUNNING MATE TIM WALZ QUIPPED ABOUT THE FORMER PRESIDENT’S FIXATION ON CROWD SIZE IN ARIZONA FRIDAY.
[SOT]
[TIM WALZ]
YOU KNOW… IT’S NOT AS IF ANYBODY CARES ABOUT CROWD SIZES OR ANYTHING… SO…
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
THE HARRIS CAMPAIGN DENIED ANY MANIPULATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS SAYING IT WAS A CROWD OF 15-THOUSAND– AND THOSE IN ATTENDANCE SHARED VIDEOS AND PICTURES OF A PACKED EVENT.
HARRIS ALSO RESPONDED ON TRUTH SOCIAL– POSTING THIS VIDEO– WITH THE CAPTION:
“IN CASE YOU FORGOT @REALDONALDTRUMP: THIS IS WHAT A RALLY IN A SWING STATE LOOKS LIKE.”
THE FORMER PRESIDENT DID NOT HOLD ANY RALLIES IN SWING STATES LAST WEEK– INSTEAD CAMPAIGNING IN MONTANA.
TRUMP HIT BACK– FALSELY CLAIMING HIS CROWD ON JANUARY 6TH, 2021 WAS LARGER THAN M-L-K JUNIOR’S FAMOUS ‘I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH.”
HE SAID: “NOBODY’S SPOKEN TO CROWD’S BIGGER THAN ME.”
THIS ISN’T NEW TERRITORY FOR TRUMP.
AFTER HIS INAUGURATION IN 2017- HIS ADMINISTRATION FALSELY CLAIMED IT WAS “THE LARGEST AUDIENCE EVER TO WITNESS AN INAUGURATION.”
DESPITE A SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON TO OBAMA’S 2009 INAUGURATION SHOWING A MUCH SMALLER CROWD.
SOME REPUBLICANS BELIEVE TRUMP SHOULD FOCUS ON THE BIGGER PICTURE– NOT BIGGER CROWDS.
[KEVIN MCCARTHY]
STOP QUESTIONING THE SIZE OF HER CROWDS AND START QUESTIONING HER POSITION WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT DID SHE DO WHEN SHE WAS ATTORNEY GENERAL ON CRIME. QUESTION WHAT SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO TO TAKE CARE OF THE BORDER AS THE CZAR.
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Click to see story on The Daily BoulderTrump falsely claims Harris’s rally crowd was ‘fake’ and AI-generated
Click to see story on The IndependentTrump falsely accuses Harris campaign of fabricated AI crowd photos
Click to see story on The Washington PostTrump is falsely claiming that Kamala Harris’ rally crowd is AI generated. Unfortunately for him, the hype for Harris is very, very real.
Click to see story on Business InsiderTrump falsely claims Kamala Harris ‘AI’d’ her rally crowd size
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Click to see story on El Tiempo LatinoDonald Trump accused Kamala Harris of plagiarism
Click to see story on hirtv.huDonald Trump falsely claims Kamala Harris faked rally size with AI photo
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