Overview

• Asked about viral footage of an object tossed from a White House window, the president replied, “No, that's probably AI,” after his press team had indicated the video was real.
• He told reporters that if something “really bad” happens he might “just blame AI,” signaling an open embrace of the tactic.
• Venezuelan Communications Minister Freddy Ñáñez questioned a U.S. strike video posted to Truth Social, saying it was very likely created with artificial intelligence.
• Researchers Danielle K. Citron and Robert Chesney described this dynamic in 2019 as the “liar's dividend,” where doubt about digital media lets people deny authentic evidence.
• Digital forensics experts warn the approach erodes trust, with polling from Pew and Quinnipiac finding many Americans more concerned than excited about AI and reluctant to trust AI-generated information.