Purported Deepfake Targets Olena Zelenska in Alleged Russian Disinformation Campaign
July 3, 2024
A purported deepfake video falsely suggesting that Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, purchased a luxury car, reportedly circulated widely online. The video is reportedly part of a Russian-linked disinformation campaign aimed at undermining Ukraine and its supporters.
- Alleged deployer
- verite-cachee-france, russian-linked-disinformation-network, pro-russian-influencers, pro-kremlin-actors, disinformation-spreaders, misinformation-spreaders
- Alleged developer
- unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
- Alleged harmed parties
- volodymyr-zelenskyy, olena-zelenska, government-of-ukraine, general-public-of-ukraine, general-public-of-the-united-states, general-public-of-the-european-union, bugatti, relations-between-the-united-states-and-ukraine, epistemic-integrity, truth, national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders
Source
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