A doctored video of Washington County chair candidate Nafisa Fai speaking in front of an upside-down American flag went viral last week, sparking outrage on social media and leading to calls for her deportation, according to the Oregon Journalism Project.
Why it matters: Fai's team provided OJP screenshots showing the flag was right-side up, but the viral moment signals how AI-assisted attack ads are putting words in candidates' mouths and creating realistic but fabricated scenes.
