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Friedrich Merz, Kaja Kallas, Ukrainian refugees deepfake (Nov 2025)
AI-generated videos on X and Bluesky imitated statements by European politicians, specifically targeting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. Videos used Merz in scam schemes,…
- Incident date
- Nov 2025
- Target
- Friedrich Merz, Kaja Kallas, Ukrainian refugees
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
AI-generated videos on X and Bluesky imitated statements by European politicians, specifically targeting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. Videos used Merz in scam schemes, while others showed the phrase "Do you want to ban the Russian language?" supposedly projected onto the wall of Narva Castle attributed to Kaja Kallas. AI-generated clips imitating "mobilized Ukrainians in tears," created with the Sora model targeted Ukrainian refugees.