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Illegal planters in the Raub district, Pahang deepfake (Apr 2025)
An AI-generated image of a durian farm was posted in a Facebook group and shared outside of it, leading to speculation about illegal planters in the Raub district of Pahang, Malaysia. The Malaysian Communications and…
- Incident date
- Apr 2025
- Target
- Illegal planters in the Raub district, Pahang
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
An AI-generated image of a durian farm was posted in a Facebook group and shared outside of it, leading to speculation about illegal planters in the Raub district of Pahang, Malaysia. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) questioned the uploader and stated that the image led to negative perceptions about illegal farms.