Purportedly AI-Generated Images and Videos Reportedly Spread Misinformation About Nicolás Maduro's Capture on X
Date: 2026-01-03
Affected: Deepfake Technology Developers, Google, Image Generation Technology Developers, Information Manipulation Actors, Unknown Social Media Account Operators, Xai
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: High

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1333: Purportedly AI-Generated Images and Videos Reportedly Spread Misinformation About Nicolás Maduro's Capture on X. Alleged deployer/developer: Deepfake Technology Developers, Google, Image Generation Technology Developers, Information Manipulation Actors, Unknown Social Media Account Operators, Xai. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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