Using deepfake technology, anonymous people manipulated the statements of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the Internet. But the Facebook Meta group has already responded.
Menlo Park/Kyiv – A Facebook group Meta has identified and removed a fake video allegedly showing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calling on his soldiers to lay down their arms.
Meta security chief Nathaniel Glaisher said on Twitter that Selenskyj never issued the statement. “We have reviewed and quickly removed this video as it violates our policy against manipulated fraudulent media.” In addition, colleagues have been informed about fraud on other Internet platforms.
The fake material first appeared on news website Ukraine 24 on Wednesday after it was attacked by alleged hackers. After that, the deepfake video quickly spread across the internet and also on profile services on Facebook and Instagram.
A deepfake video is an AI-generated video that is meant to look authentic but is not. The use of artificial intelligence ensures that the voice is real and that the spoken language and facial expressions match.
Two weeks ago, the Ukrainian government warned on Facebook that Russian President Vladimir Putin would use deep-fake technology in his attempts to overthrow Zelensky’s government. “Its goal is to confuse the citizens, spread panic and urge our forces to withdraw,” the government agency wrote.
A fake video has previously surfaced in which Putin is given a declaration of surrender. “I inform you: we have made peace with Ukraine. With Ukraine and its internationally recognized borders with the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts,” the deepfake video said.
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