Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
Yanis Varoufakis deepfake (Jan 2026)
Deepfake videos were created depicting Yanis Varoufakis saying fictitious things on YouTube and social media, including comments about the coup in Venezuela. The videos used his face and synthesized voice. The videos…
- Incident date
- Jan 2026
- Target
- Yanis Varoufakis
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Deepfake videos were created depicting Yanis Varoufakis saying fictitious things on YouTube and social media, including comments about the coup in Venezuela. The videos used his face and synthesized voice. The videos were difficult to remove and reappeared quickly after takedown requests.