Purported AI-Generated Video Depicting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Using Drugs Shared by Rodrigo Duterte Supporters and Amplified by China-Linked Spamouflage
July 21, 2024
A purported deepfake video depicting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. using drugs was released by Rodrigo Duterte ally Claire "Maharlika" Contreras at a Maisug rally in Los Angeles. The clip was reportedly timed to discredit Marcos ahead of his State of the Nation Address. Philippine authorities reportedly confirmed it was fake. The video was allegedly amplified by China's Spamouflage network via coordinated inauthentic accounts on X and YouTube.
- Alleged deployer
- spamouflage, rodrigo-duterte-supporters, government-of-china, claire-contreras
- Alleged developer
- unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
- Alleged harmed parties
- philippines-china-relations, government-of-the-philippines, general-public-of-the-philippines, ferdinand-marcos-jr., epistemic-integrity, national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1129
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