DeepfakeHigh
Alleged AI-Enabled PRISONBREAK Influence Operation on X Reportedly Synchronizes Deepfake of Evin Prison Strike with Ongoing Attacks in Tehran
- Occurred
- Jun 23, 2025
- Published
- Oct 2, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Researchers from Citizen Lab and Clemson documented "PRISONBREAK," a coordinated network of 50+ inauthentic X accounts running a purportedly AI-enabled influence operation. The network reportedly synchronized with the June 23 Evin Prison strikes, posting an AI-generated "attack" video during the events and urging Iranians to free inmates, alongside other synthetic media and media impersonations. They assess, with medium confidence, likely Israeli government or contractor involvement.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
- Generative AI developers
Deployers
- Unidentified Israeli government entity
- Unidentified Israeli government contractor under close supervision
- PRISONBREAK network operators
Harmed parties
- Iranian diaspora
- General public of Iran
- Epistemic integrity
- Civil society of Iran
- National security and intelligence stakeholders
- Journalistic integrity
Classification
Category confidence: 90%
Severity confidence: 85%
Rationale: AI-generated video used in coordinated influence operation during real-world protests, posing significant harm risk.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8