DeepfakeHigh
Synthetic Voice 'Olesya' by Storm-1516 Falsely Accuses Ukraine in U.S. Election Disinformation Campaign
- Occurred
- Apr 1, 2024
- Published
- May 15, 2024
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Russian operatives used AI to create a fake video and voice of "Olesya," a supposed troll in Kyiv, falsely claiming involvement in U.S. elections to support President Biden. U.S. intelligence confirmed the voice was AI-generated. This disinformation campaign aimed to mislead voters, erode trust in democratic institutions, and influence the 2024 election. The incident involved the group Storm-1516, individuals linked to Valery Korovin, and potential veterans of the Internet Research Agency.
Developers
- Valery Korovin
- Storm-1516
- Internet Research Agency veterans
- Center for Geopolitical Expertise
Deployers
- Valery Korovin
- Storm-1516
- Internet Research Agency veterans
- Center for Geopolitical Expertise
Harmed parties
- Ukrainian general public
- Joe Biden
- General public
- Biden presidential campaign
- American conservatives
- Democratic integrity
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: AI-generated voice and video used for election disinformation campaign targeting democratic institutions.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8