{"id":179479,"date":"2026-01-18T15:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T20:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/trumps-voice-in-a-new-fannie-mae-ad-is-generated-by-artificial-intelligence-with-his-permission-wral-com\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T15:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T20:30:08","slug":"trumps-voice-in-a-new-fannie-mae-ad-is-generated-by-artificial-intelligence-with-his-permission-wral-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/trumps-voice-in-a-new-fannie-mae-ad-is-generated-by-artificial-intelligence-with-his-permission-wral-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s voice in a new Fannie Mae ad is generated by artificial intelligence, with his permission :: WRAL.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/news\/ap\/7a792-trumps-voice-in-a-new-fannie-mae-ad-is-generated-by-artificial-intelligence-with-his-permission\/\">Trump&#8217;s voice in a new Fannie Mae ad is generated by artificial intelligence, with his permission :: WRAL.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/news\/ap\/7a792-trumps-voice-in-a-new-fannie-mae-ad-is-generated-by-artificial-intelligence-with-his-permission\/\">https:\/\/www.wral.com\/news\/ap\/7a792-trumps-voice-in-a-new-fannie-mae-ad-is-generated-by-artificial-intelligence-with-his-permission\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-18 15:25:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.wral.com\">www.wral.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AI-Cloned Voice in Fannie Mae Ad<\/strong>: President Donald Trump&#8217;s voice was cloned using AI for a Fannie Mae ad, as indicated by a disclaimer, promoting an &#8220;all new Fannie Mae&#8221; 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