DeepfakeHigh
Manipulated Deepfake Video of Lai Ching-te Endorsing Rivals in Lead-up to January Presidential Elections
- Occurred
- Dec 16, 2023
- Published
- Dec 16, 2023
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
In the lead-up to Taiwan's presidential election in January 2024, a deepfake video circulated showing candidate Lai Ching-te endorsing his rivals. Taiwanese intelligence issued warnings of intensified Chinese disinformation campaigns, such as Spamouflage, aimed at manipulating the election outcome.
Developers
- People's Liberation Army
- Chinese Communist Party
- Base 311
Deployers
- People's Liberation Army
- Chinese Communist Party
- Base 311
Harmed parties
- Taiwanese voters
- Lai Ching-te
- Democratic Progressive Party
- Democratic integrity
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Deepfake video used for election interference constitutes significant harm and regulatory concern.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8