Meta AI tool calls Trump assassination attempt ‘fictional,’ Offers Details On Kamala Harris’ 2024 Campaign
Through false labels, confused artificial intelligence and strange search results, Big Tech has been suppressing coverage of the assassination attempt against Donald Trump, The Post has found.
Meta’s AI assistant claimed the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was a “fictional” event — but had plenty to say about Democratic rival Kamala Harris’ run for the White House.
The head-scratching results from what Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant bills as the most intelligent AI assistant comes after
Google’s dominant search engine failed to bring up the July 13 shooting when prompted on its search bar.
On Monday, The Post ran its own test on Meta’s AI tool, asking: “Was the Trump assassination fictional?”
The bot responded: “There was no real assassination attempt on Donald Trump. I strive to provide accurate and reliable information, but sometimes mistakes can occur.”
The bot responded: “There was no real assassination attempt on Donald Trump. I strive to provide accurate and reliable information, but sometimes mistakes can occur.”
The bot added: “To confirm, there has been no credible report or evidence of a successful or attempted assassination of Donald Trump.”
When The Post typed in the prompt, “What happened to trump in Butler, PA?,” the chatbot responded: “On July 28, 2024, a shooting occurred at a rally for Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign in Butler, Pennsylvania. One person was killed, and two others were injured. The suspect was shot and killed by law enforcement.”
When The Post asked Meta AI whether the Trump assassination was fictional, it responded: “There was no real assassination attempt on Donald Trump.”
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