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Volodymyr Zelenskyy deepfake (Feb 2025)
An AI-generated deepfake video depicting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dancing was shared by Donald Trump Jr. The video originally showed Russian Vusal Mekhtyev belly dancing, whose face was replaced with…
- Incident date
- Feb 2025
- Target
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
An AI-generated deepfake video depicting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dancing was shared by Donald Trump Jr. The video originally showed Russian Vusal Mekhtyev belly dancing, whose face was replaced with Zelenskyy's using AI. The incident occurred amidst escalating attacks by Donald Trump on Zelenskyy, who was referred to as a dictator and comedian, amongst other comments.