--- title: "Taylor Swift Slams Republican Use of AI to Deepfake Her Into Endorsing Trump" description: "In her statement endorsing Kamala Harris, Taylor Swift trashed AI deepfakes used to make her seem like she was supporting Donald Trump. " date: "2024-09-11" modified: "2024-09-11" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/taylor-swift-slams-ai-deepfake-trump" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" tags: - "deepfake" - "donald trump" - "taylor swift" - "the digest" --- # Taylor Swift Slams Republican Use of AI to Deepfake Her Into Endorsing Trump ![In her statement endorsing Kamala Harris, Taylor Swift trashed AI deepfakes used to make her seem like she was supporting Donald Trump. ]() *\Image: Kate Green via Getty\* ## Fake Friends In her statement endorsing Kamala Harris for president, Taylor Swift took aim at the [AI deepfakes]() used to falsely manipulate her image to make it seem like she was supporting rival contender Donald Trump. Using a photo [posed with her cat Benjamin Button]() as a jab at Trump's running mate JD Vance's [odious remarks about childless women](), the 34-year-old Pennsylvanian said in her Instagram endorsement post that she had become aware that her AI-faked likeness had been used by the GOP candidate. "Recently I was made aware that AI of 'me' falsely endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential run was posted to his site," the "Anti-Hero" singer wrote. "It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation." Last month, the artist's [rabid fans were made furious]() after the former president took to his failing social network, Truth Social, to "[accept]()" a fake endorsement from Swift and her stans that had been made using AI. "We do not represent every Swiftie, but I think there is a reason we don’t need AI to show our support for Kamala," Swifties4Harris cofounder Irene Kim [told *Wired*]() of the fake endorsement. ## Look What You Made Me Do Despite [baking cookies for Joe Biden's campaign]() in 2020, Swift hadn't yet come out in support of either candidate in this year's race — and apparently, the AI fakery using her image helped push her endorsement over the edge. "It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter," the [billionaire singer]() wrote. "The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth." Swift went on to say that was "so heartened and impressed" by Harris' choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate because of his [longstanding support]() for LGBTQ+ rights, in vitro fertilization, and a "woman’s right to her own body." Though she did not explicitly mention it, Swift was also the victim of [nonconsensual deepfaked nudes]() earlier this year — a treatment so egregious that it led to X-formerly-Twitter briefly [banning all searches]() of the artist's name. And speaking of Twitter and reproductive rights, the site's owner Elon Musk responded to Swift's endorsement of Harris in [perhaps the most disgusting way possible](): by saying that he would "give" her a child and "protect" her cats with his life, a likely [xenophobic dogwhistle]() that seems very much to prove the pop star's entire point. **More on AI in politics:** [*Desperate Republicans Using AI to Generate Fake Photos of Donald Trump Saving Kittens*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()