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In today’s “Mornings Memory,” we look back to the year 2000, when 90-year-old Gladys Jeffries became a county fair sensation, winning more baking ribbons than anyone could count.

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Trump campaign’s use of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” is “blasphemy,” singer Rufus Wainwright says

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On Monday, Donald Trump turned a town hall Q&A into a music-listening session, with the former president swaying on stage for more than 30 minutes to some of his favorite songs — including Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” as covered by the singer Rufus Wainwright in the film “Shrek.” 

Now, Wainwright and Cohen’s estate are taking issue with Trump’s use of the song, with Wainwright writing on social media that “witnessing Trump and his supporters commune with this music last night was the height of blasphemy.” 

The publishing company for Cohen’s estate has sent a cease and desist letter to the Trump campaign, Wainwright said. Cohen, who died in 2016 at the age of 82, originally released the song in 1984, with many musicians later covering it, including Wainwright and the late Jeff Buckley.

The Trump campaign and representatives for Wainwright and Cohen’s estate didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

The spat over “Hallelujah” marks the latest tussle between musicians and the Trump campaign, which has repeatedly been asked to stop playing songs by artists ranging from Celine Dion to Queen. Some of the artists said they are opposed to their music accompanying any type of political event, while others, like Wainwright, have been more pointed in linking their music to Trump. 

“The song ‘Hallelujah’ by Leonard Cohen has become an anthem dedicated to peace, love and acceptance of the truth,” Wainwright wrote on Tuesday.

He added that he was “mortified” that the song was played at the Trump event, adding that “the good in me hopes that perhaps in inhabiting and really listening to the lyrics of Cohen’s masterpiece, Donald Trump just might experience a hint of remorse over what he’s caused.”

Wainwright added that he is supporting Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election. 

Trump played several other recordings at the town hall event in Oaks, Pennsylvania, about 20 miles outside Philadelphia, after two attendees needed medical attention. Those songs included “It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World” by James Brown, “An American Trilogy” by Elvis Presley and “Nothing Compares 2 U,” by the late Sinead O’Connor. 

Musicians who have objected to Trump using their music

Wainwright joins a long list of other musicians who have asked the Trump campaign to stop using their songs. Some of the recent cases include:

  • Celine Dion, whose representatives in August told Trump that his use of her 1990s song “My Heart Will Go On” was “unauthorized” and had not received her permission.  
  • The Foo Fighters, who in August objected to Trump playing the band’s “My Hero” when he welcomed former independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the stage at an Arizona rally. The Foo Fighters said they hadn’t given permission for the use of the song, and that any royalties received as a result of the Trump campaign’s use of the song would be donated to Harris’ campaign.
  • Isaac Hayes, with a federal judge in Atlanta ruling last month that Trump and his campaign must stop using the song “Hold On, I’m Coming” while the family of one of the song’s co-writers pursues a lawsuit against the former president over its use.
  • The White Stripes, who in September sued Trump in a case that alleges he used their hit song “Seven Nation Army” without permission in a video posted to social media.



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Can you spot the AI impostor? The swift rise of AI celebrity endorsements

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Two months before Election Day, a photo of singer Elton John in a pink coat with the letters “MAGA” on it surfaced on social media, suggesting the global superstar had endorsed former President Donald Trump.

But the photo wasn’t real. It’s the latest in a series of images and videos created using artificial intelligence that aim to dupe viewers into thinking their favorite celebrities have endorsed political candidates.

Stars including Will Smith and Taylor Swift have also had their likeness used to falsely claim they are supporting Trump in the upcoming presidential election. 

When Swift publicly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in an Instagram post, she referenced AI-generated images that falsely suggested she had endorsed Trump, adding that the incident “brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter.” 

An AI-generated video of Will Smith and Chris Rock, which amassed over 700,000 views on X, showed the stars eating large plates full of spaghetti with Trump. 

How to identify AI-generated images

There are three main ways to tell if an image or video has been AI-generated or manipulated, Claire Leibowicz, head of the AI and Media Integrity Program at the nonprofit technology coalition The Partnership on AI, told CBS News. 

The first way is to look for airbrushing, smudging or “things that defy the laws of physics,” Leibowicz said. 

The second is to find any visual inconsistencies. In the case of the Elton John image, for example, the MAGA letters on his jacket were sewn across the lapels and his glasses were too close together. 

The third way to find out if an image is real is to find the original source through reverse searching online. This can be done by taking a screenshot and uploading it to Google Lens or similar tools, and the results will show whether there’s a match out there, helping you verify where it came from.

Leibowicz added that she was previously fooled by AI when a fabricated image of Pope Francis went viral online. 

“This is getting harder, and we’re [going to] need journalists and other experts to really be helping us authenticate content.” 

A poll conducted by the Polarization Research Lab in March found that nearly 50% of Americans believe AI will make elections worse, about 30% are unsure and 20% believe AI will improve the election process.

Sam Gregory, executive director of Witness.org, a global nonprofit that uses video and technology to protect human rights, told CBS News, “Most of the information that will mislead us around the elections is likely to be powerful leaders telling lies or misrepresenting the truth in public.”

The Department of Homeland Security released a bulletin in May warning the public of the challenges AI can create for the November presidential election, saying the “timing of election-specific AI-generated media can be just as critical as the content itself, as it may take time to counter-message or debunk the false content permeating online.”



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