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New Zealand politicians deepfake (Mar 2026)

Deepfake AI videos purporting to show New Zealand politicians meeting at Waitangi and making policy announcements were shared on bogus news sites on Facebook.

Incident date
Mar 2026
Target
New Zealand politicians
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Deepfake AI videos purporting to show New Zealand politicians meeting at Waitangi and making policy announcements were shared on bogus news sites on Facebook.

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