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Reportedly Manipulated TikTok Videos Misrepresent Anti-AfD Protests as Far-Right Rallies

January 21, 2025

TikTok videos, allegedly modified using AI, misrepresented anti-AfD protests as far-right rallies by replacing original audio with manipulated sound. The footage, initially from January 2024 anti-extremism demonstrations, was reused in January 2025 to potentially deceive viewers. Addition of AI-generated or altered audio aimed to create the impression of far-right endorsement. Fact-checkers validated the deception, and the responsible accounts later removed the content, stating no intent to propagate misinformation.

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Alleged deployer
tiktok-user-alice-weidel-fan, tiktok-user-afd-john, afd-supporters
Alleged developer
unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
protesters-against-right-wing-extremism-in-germany, german-election-integrity, general-public-of-germany

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/931

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