Oct 17, 2026Unverified
Purportedly AI-Generated Campaign Ad Allegedly Depicted Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro Making Fabricated Statements About Sexual Harassment Scandals
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Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity's campaign reportedly released an AI-generated video impersonating Gov. Josh Shapiro and placing first-person statements about harassment scandals, intimidated accusers, and hush money. The harassment allegations concerned a former aide. Shapiro's campaign denounced the ad as dishonest.
What this means for youA political campaign reportedly used AI to fake a video of a real governor saying things he never said, which can mislead voters before the truth catches up. Before sharing a video of a candidate making a shocking claim, check whether a news outlet or the candidate's own channel has confirmed it.
Sources
- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1778
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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