Deepfake case study · Video
Lee Jae-myung, South Korean presidential frontrunner deepfake (May 2025)
An AI-generated video was created using a genuine photo of Lee Jae-myung to depict him 'faking' his hunger strike. The video includes inconsistencies typical of AI generation, such as disappearing objects and visual…
- Incident date
- May 2025
- Target
- Lee Jae-myung, South Korean presidential frontrunner
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
An AI-generated video was created using a genuine photo of Lee Jae-myung to depict him 'faking' his hunger strike. The video includes inconsistencies typical of AI generation, such as disappearing objects and visual elements that change throughout. It was shared on Facebook with captions suggesting Lee was pretending to work and fast.