Voters must demand that Washington County politician Nafisa Fai explain the Artificial Intelligence fake videos and pictures used to defend her campaign for county chair. oregonlive.com/washingtoncou… Why are the pictures an issue at all? Fai, a Somali immigrant to America, traveled to the home state of Ilhan Omar to speak at a Somali event which featured an American flag hung upside down as a symbol of distress. When critics pointed out that the real pictures from the event showed this anti-American symbol, supporters of Fai rushed out a fake video and still picture to defend her. They even tricked Penny Rosenberg of Mark Zusman’s Oregon Journalism Project into writing a story declaring the video evidence against Fai “Deepfakes”. It turns out they are real. I called out the fakes on the air yesterday at noon, and within 3 hours, Rosenberg and OJP had “unpublished the story”. Since Oregonians have ballots in hand today, here’s what I think is critical to know. Why would County Commissioner Fai take part in such an anti-American event? When she was called out, why not explain it. When her supporters then used fakes to defend her, why not disclaim this dishonesty? I’ve invited Fai on my talk show to explain, but I’m not holding my breath. Personally, I think America already has too many lying Somalis in public office, and voters in Washington County don’t need to give their votes to one more.