Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
Ukrainian refugees and Western journalists deepfake (Jan 2025)
AI-generated deepfakes targeting Ukrainian refugees in the US and Denmark, altering their statements and images with fabricated voiceovers to portray them negatively. Stolen footage from reputable media was used.…
- Incident date
- Jan 2025
- Target
- Ukrainian refugees and Western journalists
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
AI-generated deepfakes targeting Ukrainian refugees in the US and Denmark, altering their statements and images with fabricated voiceovers to portray them negatively. Stolen footage from reputable media was used. Similar tactics were used against Western journalists. One X post with fabricated videos received over 55,000 views.