As the presidential election approaches, experts on disinformation are raising concerns about the growing spread of fake images, which could distort public perceptions of key voting groups—particularly Black men.
“We’re seeing an increase in artificial intelligence-generated images that falsely suggest Black men support Donald Trump, when in fact those images are entirely fabricated,” said Alphonso David, President and CEO of the Global Black Economic Forum. He was referring to AI-generated images that depict former President Trump alongside Black men.