Reported AI-Generated Videos Depicted Former Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani and Other Public Figures in Allegedly False Compromising Scenes

May 11, 2026

Controversial videos, reportedly AI-produced, have surfaced featuring former Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, Lumir Abdixhiku, Edi Rama, Baton Haxhiu, Richard Grenell, and Aleksandar Vučić. These videos appear to present fabricated election-period scenes that suggest partition talks concerning territory, an alliance between Osmani and Abdixhiku, and opposition collaboration against Albin Kurti prior to Kosovo's June 7 snap elections.

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Alleged deployer

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Alleged developer

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Alleged harmed parties

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