Left-leaning social media users have amplified an AI-generated audio clip purporting to show US President Donald Trump screaming at US officials to block the release of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, researchers said on Friday.
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In recent weeks, renewed public furore over the so-called Epstein files has consumed US politics, spurring a showdown between lawmakers and Trump, a former friend of the late convicted sex offender.
“Not releasing the Epstein files,” a Trump-like synthetic voice said in a widely circulated clip that social media posts falsely claimed showed the president berating his cabinet.
“If I go down, I will bring all of you down with me.”
The clip was amplified by posts on Instagram and TikTok, many of which garnered millions of views and thousands of comments.
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Disinformation watchdog NewsGuard said the audio was “an AI-generated fake”.