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FACT CHECK: No, Vivek Ramaswamy Did Not Make Post Criticizing Donald Trump’s Campaign’s Comments About AI

photograph Share with X Former President Donald Trump's campaign has falsely claimed that certain things are created by artificial intelligence (AI), according to a post by Vivek Ramaswamy.

Verdict: False

This was not actually posted by Ramaswami, but by a parody account imitating him.

Fact check:

Trump reportedly posted to his X account for the first time in months after its owner, Elon Musk, showed his support for Trump's campaign and scheduled an interview with him. AxiosAccording to the outlet, he last posted on the platform to share a photo of his face after being previously banned from the platform and serving time in a Georgia prison on criminal charges.

The photo with the X says it was posted by Ramaswamy. The account title reads “Vivek Ganapathy Ramasw…” with the rest of his name cut off. The handle reads “@VivekRamaswammy.”

“Claiming something that is clearly not AI is damaging to the Trump campaign. Call me a traitor if you want, but I don't want Trump to lose over this petty quibble about crowd size,” Ramanusamy's purported post read. “Trump is surrounded by bad advisors who are pushing this nonsense. We should focus on attacking Kamala's flawed policies and lack of experience instead of getting bogged down in unproductive debates.”

“The MAGA cannibalism is about to begin,” the caption read. (Related: Did Donald Trump block a bill to increase the number of Border Patrol agents?)

But this post is not real. account A work imitating Ramaswami, with the title BioMoreover, Ramaswami's genuine X-handle Vivek GramaswamyNot @VivekRamaswammy.

Ramaswami is post On August 9, he said he “fully supports Trump.”

Check Your Fact has contacted Ramaswamy's spokesperson for comment.