Tucker Carlson is taking aim at the Kamala Harris campaign after it used an AI-generated letter to falsely claim that he supported gun control.
Carlson quickly responded with his own statement, making it clear he didn't write the pro-gun control letter. Despite obvious signs that the letter was fake – such as a signature that looked nothing like his and an analysis showing it was likely generated by AI – some people might have believed the claim.
As BizPac Review reports:
The chronically online Democratic Party nominee's avoidance of unscripted appearances and publicly declaring policy positions didn't stop her campaign from leaning hard on two of the left's base desires — abortion and gun-grabbing.
In pushing the latter, the vice president's official X account shared a letter late Tuesday attributed to “Tucker” that set off fraud alarms for some and AI alarms for others as the implication appeared to be that Tucker Carlson was behind the correspondence.
“Tucker, thank you for writing to me. While we may not agree on every issue, we both know that every person in our nation should have the freedom to live safe from gun violence,” Harris captioned the post. “The majority of Americans stand with us in support of commonsense gun safety legislation.”
“In the spirit of establishing common ground, even though I am fairly conservative and we may have our disagreement, I am writing to express my gratitude for your's and President Biden's efforts to establish common sense gun safety laws,” the letter read in part as it rattled off “age restriction, background checks, and mental health screenings.”
In his response, Carlson said, “Ha! Seriously? I'm carrying a gun right now, as I always do. There are few things I hate more than the Democratic Party's attempt to disarm the American population. That's what dictatorships do. People actually think I sent a handwritten letter to Kamala Harris endorsing gun confiscation? That's moronic.”
Later, Carlson shared a mock letter from a “fan,” humorously depicting how the fake Kamala praised him: “You seemed like you were coming from a totally different place. I thought I disagreed with you on everything! Boy was I wrong,” it concluded. “Not one! I turned to Montel and I said ‘I was very wrong about this man. So, so very wrong. The way he talks. He's so bold and wise and strong. He's immovable. Like a towering oak tree in a wind storm, he sways gently but never breaks. His trunk is so broad and firm and rooted to the earth. I can't imagine the size of his root ball.' I was so impressed!”
“So thank you. You've shown me something about myself and about the world. I will never forget it. Until we meet, OXOXO, Kamala.”
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