An Iran-linked media outlet has published an AI-generated video that appears to threaten first lady Melania Trump and her son, Barron Trump, by outlining possible ways they could be targeted. The Daily Mail reported that the video was published Monday by the Tasnim News Agency, which has ties to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The video highlights locations in New York City where Melania Trump has been reported to shop and describes potential ways attackers could gather information about her movements. “Melania’s obsession with fashion has become her biggest weakness,” a narrator says in the video, according to closed captions reviewed by the Daily Mail. It specifically mentions luxury department stores Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue, claiming they are locations the first lady visits. “These places could be suitable for operations by global freedom fighters,” the narrator says, according to the report.
