Muharrem Ince porn 'deepfake' withdrawal from Turkish election
Date: 2023-05
Affected: Turkish electorate
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: High

Turkish presidential candidate Muharrem Ince withdrew from the 2023 election days before the vote, citing a non-consensual sexual deepfake video he said was fabricated to discredit him. The episode is widely treated as an early high-impact election deepfake.


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