Radio silence from @ORDems and other Oregon Democrats, such as @RepDexterOR after @wweek non-profit @OregonJournProj retracted the story decrying video of WA County Commissioner, Nafisa Fai, speaking in front of an upside down American flag, claiming the video was a “deepfake.” There was a deepfake indeed, but that was actually a photo provided by Fai that showed the flag in its correct orientation. @ORDems posted the following: “The racist deepfake video of Washington County Commissioner Nafisa Fai circulating on social media is abhorrent,” the party wrote in a social media post that has since been deleted. “This is one more reason AI needs to be regulated, to prevent bad actors from causing real harm through misinformation.” @RepDexterOR said this: “This is a racist, disgusting attack and yet another example of how misleading and malignant AI deepfakes can be,” Dexter said. “AI must be regulated, and liability for misrepresentation of events and the truth needs to be imposed on these companies. These misleading clips must end.” Both the OR Dems and Dexter have since pulled down their posts but have apologized to no one they claimed were racist for bringing the video to light. @wweek did retract the article and archived it on their website. This is yet another embarrassing example of the publication having retract claims about “right-wing” media. Leftist, communist, and anarchist groups regularly display American flags upside down to reflect their disgust for the United States, its capitalist system, and its people as a whole. It’s interesting that the Dems who stupidly got caught up in this mess have yet to condemn this obviously anti-American sentiment amongst one of its own. Also, it’s interesting that the Dems answer, and generally their answer for everything, is to regulate things and reduce free speech.