DeepfakeHigh
Purported AI-Generated Video Depicting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Using Drugs Shared by Rodrigo Duterte Supporters and Amplified by China-Linked Spamouflage
- Occurred
- Jul 21, 2024
- Published
- Jul 23, 2024
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A purported deepfake video depicting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. using drugs was released by Rodrigo Duterte ally Claire "Maharlika" Contreras at a Maisug rally in Los Angeles. The clip was reportedly timed to discredit Marcos ahead of his State of the Nation Address. Philippine authorities reportedly confirmed it was fake. The video was allegedly amplified by China's Spamouflage network via coordinated inauthentic accounts on X and YouTube.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
Deployers
- Spamouflage
- Rodrigo Duterte supporters
- Government of China
- Claire Contreras
Harmed parties
- Philippines-China relations
- Government of the Philippines
- General public of the Philippines
- Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
- Epistemic integrity
- National security and intelligence stakeholders
Tags
- deepfake
- impersonation
- disinformation
- misinformation
- Philippines
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Synthetic media used to discredit a head of state with foreign amplification.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8