Incident #1170·Misinformation
Chris Cuomo Amplifies Reportedly Labeled Deepfake Video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Purportedly Contributing to Misleading Political Narrative
Description
NewsNation host Chris Cuomo reportedly shared on Instagram a video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that was prominently labeled as a parody deepfake created with AI technology. In his commentary, Cuomo purportedly treated the statements in the video as genuine, using them to criticize Ocasio-Cortez for his audience.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- unknown-creator-of-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-parody-deepfake
- chris-cuomo
Alleged Developers
- openai
- deepfake-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- alexandria-ocasio-cortez
- chris-cuomo
- general-public
- epistemic-integrity
Classification
Risk Domain
MisinformationRisk Subdomain
3.1. False or misleading information
MIT Risk Profile
HumanUnintentionalPost-deployment
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