A Texas Judge's Campaign Posted AI 'Testimonials' From Black Voters — They Never Said Any of It

There is no dispute here for a fact-checker to adjudicate: the campaign has admitted the video was fabricated. Campaign communications director Bobby Eberle told FOX 26 Houston the supporters' likenesses were "enhanced using AI tools," adding, "Obviously, it's AI-generated, we all know that" ^[3]. The people shown are real Fort Bend County residents, but the testimonials attributed to them were synthetically generated, not statements they actually made ^[1][2][3].

The campaign's account of how the clip reached its page has shifted responsibility without resolving it: Eberle said an outside supporter — "a Democrat" he did not name — created the video and sent it to the campaign, and that "it was not produced by the campaign" ^[1][2][3]. He said the creator told him the depicted residents had consented to appear, but neither Newsweek nor FOX 26 Houston could independently verify that claim ^[1][3].

The video spread through official channels, not an anonymous troll account: Wong's own campaign Facebook page posted it, and the Fort Bend County Republican Party amplified it before both posts came down ^[1][2]. This wasn't a fringe hoax riding into the race — it was published by the candidate's own operation days before early voting closed in a race that will decide who leads one of Texas's fastest-growing counties ^[1][2][3].

Wong was appointed interim judge in April after his predecessor, K.P. George, was suspended following a felony money-laundering conviction, and Wong is now seeking to keep the seat outright against McCoy ^[1][2].

FALSE. The endorsements in the video are fabricated: the residents did not say the things attributed to them, and the campaign that posted the video concedes it is AI-generated ^[1][2][3]. Real people's faces and voices were used to manufacture support the campaign could not demonstrate was genuine.

McCoy called the video "reprehensible and disgusting," said the residents shown were "completely exploited," and argued it reduced Black voters to people seeking a handout ^[2][3]. He posted his own unedited footage of himself meeting constituents captioned "Can you spot the AI? Nah you can't," and has asked the local district attorney to open a criminal inquiry ^[2][3]. As of October 26, the DA's office told FOX 26 Houston it had received no formal complaint ^[3]. The Wong campaign, for its part, accused McCoy of making the episode about race ^[1][3].