Deepfake Video Reportedly Depicts U.S. Congressman Rob Wittman Endorsing Military Support for Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party
December 29, 2023
A deepfake video is reported to have falsely depicted U.S. Congressman Rob Wittman endorsing military support for Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party candidates in the 2024 presidential election. Shared on TikTok, the video is reported to have undermined Taiwanese voter confidence in the DPP by alleging U.S. interference. Fact-checking from AFP finds Wittman never made the statements attributed to him.
- Alleged deployer
- unknown-actors-in-china
- Alleged developer
- unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
- Alleged harmed parties
- taiwanese-voters, rob-wittman, democratic-progressive-party
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