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Liberals Are Falling for Extremely Obvious AI Fakes

Joe Wilkins

created: Dec. 16, 2025, 6:08 p.m. | updated: Dec. 26, 2025, 5:19 p.m.

Though research shows conservatives are much more likely to share misinformation than any other political persuasion, liberals seem to be playing catchup. Over the weekend, an AI-generated photo of Donald Trump using a walker went mega-viral on X-formerly-Twitter, gathering some 13.5 million views, according to the app’s admittedly dubious metrics. “BREAKING: an image has leaked showing Trump using a walker moments after he signed an executive order banning states from regulating AI,” Edwards wrote, along with the lifelike image. “Trump pictured using a walker after signing EO to deny state regulations against AI companies,” one anti-Trump poster parroted to its followers. “Why are Democrats using the same AI slop that Republicans started using in the fall,” one commenter said.

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