{"id":149201,"date":"2025-11-23T05:46:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T05:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/149201\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T05:46:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T05:46:34","slug":"i-certainly-dont-stand-with-maga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/149201\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I certainly don\u2019t stand with MAGA\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">(Gray News) \u2013 Chris Daughtry is setting the record straight after fake AI photos went viral of him paying tribute to the late Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.localnewslive.com\/livestream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.localnewslive.com\/livestream\/\">WATCH LOCAL NEWS LIVE HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In a new interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/chris-daughtry-ai-fakes-memes-interview-1235465272\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/chris-daughtry-ai-fakes-memes-interview-1235465272\/\">Rolling Stone<\/a>, the singer said he was one of several musicians \u2013 including Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen \u2013 who were depicted paying tribute to Kirk after his death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">But the photos were AI, and Daughtry is making it clear that he\u2019s frustrated.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Chris Daughtry of Daughtry performs at the Rialto Square Theatre on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/M4YKBFTX4NFPXEEVWNTCOZ47AA.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Chris Daughtry of Daughtry performs at the Rialto Square Theatre on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Joliet, Ill.(Rob Grabowski | Rob Grabowski\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI certainly don\u2019t stand with MAGA, Charlie Kirk, Turning Point or any other movement rooted in bigotry or intolerance or exclusivity,\u201d Daughtry told Rolling Stone. \u201cSo when it [AI] starts lumping me into these groups that do not align with my values and the things I stand for and where my heart is, it affects me on a deep level. I don\u2019t want anyone out there believing that. When it starts to step on or completely contradict the things you stand for, that\u2019s when it hurts the most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The singer added that his values and beliefs have changed over the course of his career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI\u2019ve evolved quite a bit as a human over the last 20 years. I don\u2019t hold the same religious dogma I grew up with. I\u2019m all about equal rights, including, equal rights for LGBTQ, and minority communities,\u201d he told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRAg4Z_j1F3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=81b3986d-65a5-4d57-9572-54fd7cd76fff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRAg4Z_j1F3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=81b3986d-65a5-4d57-9572-54fd7cd76fff\">Instagram post<\/a>, Daughtry, 45, also confronted AI-generated material that claimed his marriage was on the rocks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cS*** is getting just unbelievably nuts out there with the fake accounts, the fake news, the fake headlines,\u201d he said in his Instagram reel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Daughtry also reminded his fans that if a post about him is not coming from his verified account or the verified Daughtry band page, then it\u2019s likely AI or false information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cSo, if you\u2019re not seeing news being posted on our official page or my page \u2014 or at least being corroborated by reposting something from another source \u2014 then it\u2019s not real,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 Gray Local Media, Inc. 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