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Senators F Brady Tkachuk objects to 'fake' AI-generated White House TikTok
Brady Tkachuk rejected a doctored White House TikTok video falsely showing him disparaging Canadians, which gained 11.1 million views, calling it clearly fake and unrepresentative.
- On Sunday, the White House's official TikTok account published a doctored clip using footage from a Tkachuk brothers' 4 Nations Face-Off press conference featuring Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators captain and Team USA gold medalist, with a note that it 'contains AI-generated media.'
- The altered video inserted fabricated audio with a bleeped expletive and overlaid Team USA goal song 'Free Bird', making it appear Tkachuk insulted Canadians; it spread widely on social media platforms.
- Tkachuk said at his Ottawa availability that `Well, it's clearly fake, because it's not my voice, not my lips moving` and denied shouting 'close the northern border' during Team USA celebratory call with President Donald Trump.
- The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment as teammates and athletes criticized the clip, and some attended Trump's State of the Union on Tuesday.
- The sweep of Canada in Olympic hockey positions the controversy within a larger moment as Tkachuk said it felt awkward representing the U.S. while captaining Ottawa, a Canadian NHL team.
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The White House posted a video on TikTok in which hockey player Brady Tkachuk "said" negative things about Canada. "It's clearly fake," says the Olympic gold medalist.
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US hockey star claps back at doctored White House video
One of the stars of the U.S. Olympic men's hockey team clapped back at the Trump White House on Thursday after it released a "clearly fake" video with his likeness. Brady Tkachuk, captain of the Ottawa Senators, told ESPN on Thursday that he "didn't appreciate" the White House sharing an AI-generate...
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