NBC News demands Trump official scrap deepfake debate reporter video

NBC News has called on a top Trump campaign official to take down a deepfake video purporting to show one of the network’s reporters breaking down last month’s third Republican primary debate.

Senior Trump 2024 adviser Chris LaCivita posted the video on Nov. 8 of Garrett Haake seemingly trash-talking Trump’s rivals ahead of the Miami debate, which NBC News co-hosted with the Republican National Committee.

The video, which was still on X as of Monday afternoon, started off as a normal “Meet the Press”-style report.

But it cut to footage of the candidates, with Haake’s voice berating each of the presidential hopefuls as they appeared on screen.

“This is Ron DeSantis, an establishment RINO that wears insoles in his boots in order to look taller,” the voice says over video of the Florida governor.

“And this is Nikki Haley,” said the voice of “Haake.” “Nobody really gives a s–t about Nikki Haley.”

The video then cut to South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, with the voice saying, “this guy is probably just a stagehand.”

“Who the f– invited this guy?” the voice then asked as former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie appeared on the screen.

LaCivita later clarified that the video was meant as a “parody,” writing on X: “To keep NBC News lawyers off my ass, please note… THIS IS A PARODY.”

Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/12/11/news/nbc-news-demands-trump-official-scrap-deepfake-reporter-video/

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