The Insider reports:
The founder of a pro-Trump news network said “an internal investigation will be needed” to see whether its hosts were duped into interviewing an AI instead of the real former President Donald Trump. Real America’s Voice streamed the audio-only interview on Thursday, with hosts John Solomon and Amanda Head.
It saw “Trump” repeating familiar talking points —casting President Joe Biden corrupt and saying the court cases against him are a “whole big conspiracy.” However, the voice is glitchy-sounding, with several breaks in the audio.
On Rumble, the video platform where the full interview is still online, numerous commenters immediately expressed doubt. Multiple AI Trump impersonators are available online, and a digital simulation of his voice has been used before.
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According to @ZTPetrizzo, the chief of Real America’s Voice is looking into whether the MAGA fringe channel got duped by a Trump impersonator on this call.
John Solomon, meanwhile, insists that this is indeed the real deal on the call.https://t.co/PmAcUdhpyT https://t.co/EHSreR7XcQ
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) September 1, 2023
This is the first two-plus minutes of John Solomon’s interview with “Trump” tonight. You can hear how the caller’s voice starts and stops, along with a bunch of echoes as he begins speaking.
This sounds as if the caller is using a voice program. pic.twitter.com/DpJJETOZC3
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) September 1, 2023
