Deepfake Video Used in Disinformation Campaign Against Tim Walz

# Deepfake Video Used in Disinformation Campaign Against Tim Walz

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/deepfake-video-used-in-disinformation-campaign-against-tim-w · AIR-2024-0029 · closed 2024-10-30

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2024-10-16
- AI role: AI-enabled attack

## Summary

A deepfake video misattributing claims to a former student was circulated as part of a foreign disinformation campaign. The media reached millions before being flagged for manipulation.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2024-10-16: Purported Deepfake Allegedly Misattributes Claims to Former Student in Attack on Vice-Presidential Candidate Tim Walz (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/824)

## Sources

- 2024-10-16 AI Incident Database: Purported Deepfake Allegedly Misattributes Claims to Former Student in Attack on Vice-Presidential Candidate Tim Walz https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/824

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