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Texas county judge candidate faces backlash over AI video of Black voters

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Houston Public Media
“Fort Bend County Judge Daniel Wong faces backlash over AI-generated video of Black voters”, Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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What happened

Fort Bend County Judge Daniel Wong, a Republican candidate for county judge, faced backlash after his campaign shared an AI-generated video on social media appearing to show Black voters endorsing him. The video included lines such as 'He gave me a job. He bought me food. He turned on my lights,' crediting Wong with paying their bills and finding them jobs. The video was taken down after sparking controversy online.1

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Sources

  1. Houston Public Media, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi-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?oc=5 · Tuesday, October 27, 2026

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