Deepfake news anchors claim Venezuela economic health
Date: 2023-02
Affected: Venezuelan public
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: Medium

Pro-government Venezuelan accounts circulated AI-generated 'news anchor' videos produced with the Synthesia avatar service falsely portraying Venezuela's economy as thriving, in an apparent state-aligned disinformation effort.


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