ca governor race results get wild twist as AI-generated deepfake candidate pulls ahead in early polls
A bizarre development in the California governor race results has social media in turmoil after a faux campaign page for a candidate named "Eliot Vance"—completely fabricated using AI—started trending with fake vote tallies. The page, which appeared on a spoof domain mimicking the California Secretary of State's site, claimed Vance had 42% of the vote in the first hour of polling, beating out prominent figures like Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris. However, fact-checkers quickly debunked the data, confirming it's a deepfake hoax designed to confuse voters. The real ca governor race results show no such candidate exists, but the clip of the fake surge has already been viewed millions of times. Authorities warn that this is a new tactic to sow distrust in election integrity, urging voters to only trust official state websites listed at vote.ca.gov.