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'Cheap Fake' Videos Dominate 2024 Election Tactics

Misleading clips of Biden circulate widely as Trump campaign capitalizes on digital disinformation.

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This combination of photos shows President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate of 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are reflected in the plexiglass protecting a TV camera operator from COVID-19 during a presidential debate in Nashville, Tenn., in 2020.

Overview

  • Deceptively edited videos of Biden are being used to question his fitness for office.
  • The term 'cheap fake' refers to easily manipulated videos, distinct from AI-generated deepfakes.
  • Trump's campaign redefines 'cheap fakes' to suit their narrative against Biden.
  • Biden's team counters with fact-checks and highlights Trump's own gaffes.
  • Social media platforms struggle to regulate these misleading videos.