Deepfake Recordings Allegedly Influence Slovakian Election
October 7, 2023
Days before Slovakia's election, deepfake audio recordings surfaced, allegedly featuring conversations between a journalist and a leading liberal politician discussing vote-rigging and other controversial topics. The recordings were spread on social media platforms and may have influenced the election outcome, which saw the pro-Russian populist party winning.
- Alleged deployer
- unknown
- Alleged developer
- unknown
- Alleged harmed parties
- slovakian-electorate, monika-todova, michal-simecka, democratic-process-in-slovakia
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