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
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