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NC governor candidate cries AI fabrication as defense for racist porn forum posts

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Mark Robinson , the Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina , made controversial comments on a porn forum.

CNN found that Robinson used the username "minisoldr" on a website called " Nude Africa " between 2008 and 2012 .

After the allegations emerged, Robinson played on what we call "deep doubt" and denied the comments were his words, claiming they were manufactured by AI .