Trump promotes false Harris AI crowd size conspiracy

• Donald Trump falsely accused Vice President Kamala Harris of using AI technology to fabricate images of the crowd sizes at her rallies, parroting an unfounded conspiracy circulating among MAGA Republican commentators.
• The Harris campaign flatly denied the allegation, maintaining that the photo in question was a real picture of a 15,000-person crowd cheering for the Harris-Walz ticket in Michigan.
• Trump has been trying to pivot his campaign to attack Harris ever since President Joe Biden dropped out and endorsed her.

Former President Donald Trump on Sunday falsely accused his November election opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, of using AI technology to fabricate images of the crowd sizes at her rallies, amplifying an unfounded conspiracy to explain the strong enthusiasm for the new Democratic ticket.

"Has anyone noticed that Kamala CHEATED at the airport? There was nobody at the plane, and she 'A.I.'d' it, and showed a massive 'crowd' of so-called followers, BUT THEY DIDN'T EXIST!" the Republican presidential nominee wrote on Truth Social.

Trump was referring to an image of a large crowd gathered on the tarmac in Michigan last week, cheering for Harris as she stepped out of Air Force Two. His comments parroted a conspiracy by MAGA Republican commentators, some of whom have previously been caught for promoting misinformation.

The Harris campaign rejected the accusation, maintaining that the image is "an actual photo of a 15,000-person crowd for Harris-Walz in Michigan."

The campaign also used the opportunity to point out the contrast between Harris' campaign schedule over the past week and Trump's: "Trump has still not campaigned in a swing state in over a week... Low energy?"

The back-and-forth represents how more