Trump and his digital army : the first AI election

SYNOPSIS:

Four years after his defeat, Donald Trump is determined to win what he calls the «final battle» against Joe Biden in 2024 election. To do so, he can count on his digital army, ready for any lie. In this documentary, we follow his campaign and meet the people who create fake news to lead him to victory. They are engineers, senators, ordinary Americans or former army veterans, waging a true war from behind their keyboards. Twitter, Telegram, lives followed by thousands of users, deepfake and AI, they are putting all digital tools to good use to sow doubt and convince voters. So much so that the former president is on the verge of winning this new election and destabilizing the global balance.

INFO:

Theme: Society
Format: 52′ ⎹ 72′
Original title: Trump and his digital army: the first AI election
Director: Elsa Guiol
Streamer: France 5
Language: FR
Year of production: 2024
Produced by: Together Media & Babel DOC