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AI-Generated Images Purporting to Show Donald Trump Kissing White House Aide Natalie Harp Went Viral on Social Media

September 14, 2026
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What happened

AI-generated images purporting to show U.S. President Donald Trump kissing White House aide Natalie Harp on a golf course spread across social media; one X post received over 10 million views. Forensic analysis and provenance checks indicated the circulating images were synthetic, and the White House called them fake. The original creator remained unidentified.

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AI-Generated Images Purporting to Show Donald Trump Kissing White House Aide Natalie Harp Went Viral on Social Media
2026-09-14