aceOpposition deepfake video sparks outrage in Spain ahead of election
A political ad from Spain’s main opposition party that used a deepfake video of the prime minister’s wife has sparked outrage and set off a wider debate on AI, as the deeply polarised country gears up for general elections next month. Launched this week across the social media channels of the conservative People’s party (PP), the video used artificial intelligence to manipulate the likenesses of various people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party and appeared to show them admitting to acts such as solicitin…
An opposition party's official campaign ad used AI-manipulated likenesses of Socialist-linked figures, drawing a defamation complaint and warnings that viewers unfamiliar with AI could mistake it for reality.
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- JournalismThe Guardian2026-10-23
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