An AI-generated video apparently showing US Vice President Kamala Harris speaking incoherently and claiming she said things she never actually said prompted concerns about electoral disinformation and interference.

The 22-second clip purported to show Harris saying, “Today is today. And yesterday was today yesterday. Tomorrow will be today tomorrow. So live today so that future today will past today, as it is tomorrow.” 

In reality, the video was created by combining audio from a parody circulating on TikTok with footage of a speech Harris gave on reproductive rights at Howard University in April 2023. The original footage and official White House transcript do not contain such remarks. 

A watermark added to the text on the podium indicated the video was created by a pro-Donald Trump meme account whose  tweet drew over 1.2 million views, according to AFP.

The video circulated widely on social media platforms, including Facebook and TikTok, leading California Governor Gavin Newsom and others to call for stricter regulations against synthetic misinformation and disinformation in a political context.