Millions of Republicans in the US were duped by what they thought was a blonde, conservative MAGA supporter – who turned out to be an AI-generated image made by a man thousands of miles away.
Medical student Sam created ‘Emily Hart’, a thin Republican woman who loves Jesus, beer and America, and made her an account on Instagram.
‘Every Reel I posted was getting 3 million views, 5 million views,’ Sam told Wired. ‘I haven’t seen any easier way to make money online.’
After creating ‘Emily’ in January, she garnered hundreds of thousands of followers with posts about bible studies and current affairs.
‘Every day I’d write something pro-Christian, pro-Second Amendment, pro-life, anti-woke, and anti-immigration...


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