DeepfakeHigh
Purported AI-Manipulated Videos Depict Mauricio Macri Endorsing Manuel Adorni and Silvia Lospennato Withdrawing Before Buenos Aires Vote
- Occurred
- May 17, 2025
- Published
- May 18, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Purported AI-generated deepfake videos were reportedly circulated on X in the final hours before the Buenos Aires municipal election in May 2025. The alleged synthetic content depicted Mauricio Macri endorsing Manuel Adorni and Silvia Lospennato withdrawing. Officials reportedly described the material as an attempt to mislead voters. A formal complaint was filed with the electoral tribunal, and an investigation was requested.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
- Synthetic audio generation technology developers
Deployers
- Unknown actors affiliated with pro-La Libertad Avanza social media accounts
- @GordoDan_
- @MileiEmperador
- @PatricioVogel1
Harmed parties
- Mauricio Macri
- Silvia Lospennato
- Voters of Buenos Aires
- Voters of Argentina
- General public of Argentina
- Democratic integrity
Tags
- deepfake
- impersonation
- Argentina
- truth erosion
- electoral integrity
- electoral manipulation
- disinformation
- misinformation
- synthetic media
- politics of Argentina
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: AI-generated deepfake videos were used to mislead voters in an election, triggering formal complaints and investigations.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8