US EditionChris Cuomo Tricked by Deepfake
UNITED STATES, AUG 6 – Chris Cuomo shared a deepfake video of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and issued a limited apology while continuing to criticize her, drawing widespread social media backlash.
- On Wednesday, NewsNation host Chris Cuomo shared a deepfake AI video showing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addressing the Sydney Sweeney jeans ad controversy.
- Cuomo mistakenly believed the video was real despite a visible '100% parody' watermark and the House not being in session at the time.
- Ocasio-Cortez quickly called out the video as a deepfake and urged Cuomo to use critical thinking, while social media users mocked Cuomo's error.
- Cuomo acknowledged his error by conceding that the video was fabricated, though he noted it sounded like her, before removing the post and later reaffirming his stance in subsequent comments.
- The incident sparked debate about online misinformation, prompting calls for repeated internet literacy testing to prevent similar deceptions in the future.
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Chris Cuomo is wearing egg on his face after falling for an obvious AI video of Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The “deep fake” video, as it’s been dubbed, wasn’t all that deep and even sported a watermark reading: “parody 100% made with AI.” But that didn’t stop Cuomo from re-posting the clip where AI AOC is seen ranting against actress Sydney Sweeney over the controversial American Eagle ad. You can watch the clip that Cuomo fell for b…
Chris Cuomo torched after falling for obvious deep fake AOC rant
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