Sep 14, 2026Unverified
AI-Generated Images Purporting to Show Donald Trump Kissing White House Aide Natalie Harp Went Viral on Social Media
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AI-generated images purporting to show U.S. President Donald Trump kissing White House aide Natalie Harp on a golf course spread across social media; one X post received over 10 million views. Forensic analysis and provenance checks indicated the circulating images were synthetic, and the White House called them fake. The original creator remained unidentified.
What this means for youRealistic fake images of real public figures can spread widely before anyone checks them, so pause before believing or sharing dramatic photos. At work and in government, officials need quick ways to verify and rebut synthetic media.
Sources
- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1699
Data from the AI Incident Database (incidentdatabase.ai), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. IAAI-21.
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