Purportedly AI-Manipulated Image Allegedly Suggested Inappropriate Conduct Between Besnik Tahiri and Duda Balje in Kosovo Parliament

April 30, 2026

The Facebook page Specbuk reportedly published an AI-manipulated image allegedly suggesting inappropriate physical conduct between Kosovo MPs Besnik Tahiri and Duda Balje inside Kosovo's Parliament. KALLXO/Krypometër reported that the image had a high probability of being AI-generated, and Tahiri reportedly said the post was fake news intended to damage his political reputation.

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Alleged deployer

specbuk-(facebook), information-manipulation-actors-in-kosovo, information-manipulation-actors

Alleged developer

synthetic-media-generation-technology-developers, image-generation-technology-developers, deepfake-technology-developers

Alleged harmed parties

voters-in-kosovo, voters, general-public-of-kosovo, general-public, epistemic-integrity, duda-balje, democratic-integrity, besnik-tahiri

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