Purported AI-Generated Deepfake Video Reportedly Depicts Senator Chuck Schumer Endorsing Government Shutdown in NRSC Campaign Ad
Date: 2025-10-17
Affected: Deepfake Technology Developers, National Republican Senatorial Committee (nrsc), Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: High

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1231: Purported AI-Generated Deepfake Video Reportedly Depicts Senator Chuck Schumer Endorsing Government Shutdown in NRSC Campaign Ad. Alleged deployer/developer: Deepfake Technology Developers, National Republican Senatorial Committee (nrsc), Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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