Bishop T.D. Jakes is blaming AI-generated bots for rumors that he had allegedly resigned from a Dallas megachurch due to involvement with Sean “Diddy” Combs.
In late 2023, the pastor and creator condemned allegations that he attended intercourse events hosted by the music tycoon. The next December, Jakes sought to subpoena YouTube’s father or mother firm, Google, over what he stated had been tons of of movies with “sordid and sensational allegations” about him and Diddy.
On Monday (July 14), Jakes appeared on John Hope Bryant’s podcast Cash and Wealth, the place he claimed 1000’s of bots had been used to defame him.
“When that first broke out, it was 44,000 bots that had been launched on me,” Jakes stated across the 26:40 mark within the video under. The 68-year-old claimed that “98 p.c” of the movies had been AI-generated and added, “We’ve got bought to cease getting our info on TikTok.”
The pastor cited a 2024 Snopes article that confirmed the existence of movies containing AI that unfold misinformation about Jakes. The report, nevertheless, solely analyzed a pattern of movies and didn’t specify what number of had been created or what p.c used AI-generated content material.
Jakes has repeatedly denied involvement within the allegations in opposition to Diddy, who earlier this month was discovered responsible of transportation to interact in prostitution.
“If there have been something there, the FBI would have been in it,” Jakes stated on the podcast. “There isn’t any hiding it.”
Jakes continued that in contrast to the unsubstantiated rumors, the stories of his huge coronary heart assault final November had been true.
“It takes all I can do at my age to attempt to keep present with what is going on on, as a result of AI is transferring so quick that it is rather tough to inform misinformation, disinformation from actual info,” he added.
Final month, Jakes sat down with Oprah Winfrey throughout the Good Soil Discussion board in Dallas, the place each disputed accusations of getting attended Diddy’s events.
Throughout Diddy’s trial final month, Jane Doe testified that the music government had a listing of favourite sermons, together with 11 that got by Jakes. The music mogul is ready to stay behind bars till his sentencing on Oct. 3.
