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Deepfake Audio Falsely Depicts Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Ordering Military Action

April 24, 2024

A deepfake video falsely depicted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines ordering an attack on China, exacerbating tensions in the West Philippine Sea. The video, designed to mislead, was promptly debunked by the Presidential Communications Office.
Alleged deployer
unknown
Alleged developer
unknown
Alleged harmed parties
ferdinand-marcos-jr., government-of-the-philippines, philippines, general-public

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/676

Data source

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