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Reported Deepfakes of Ukrainian Deputy PM Olha Stefanishyna Allegedly Supporting Fictional Mobilization Plan for Women

June 30, 2025

In late June 2025, a deepfake video emerged on Russian Telegram channels purporting to show Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna endorsing a fictitious mobilization plan for one million Ukrainian women starting September 1. Officials quickly debunked the claim, assuring no such plans or legislation were in effect. The disinformation campaign appears to have been designed to sow panic and destabilize Ukraine's internal environment.

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Alleged deployer
russian-telegram-channels, russian-disinformation-channels, government-of-russia-aligned-actors
Alleged developer
unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
women-of-ukraine, olha-stefanishnyna, government-of-ukraine, general-public-of-ukraine, epistemic-integrity, truth, national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1134

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