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Purportedly AI-Generated Videos Reportedly Fabricated Conflict Between Kosovo Leaders Albin Kurti and Vjosa Osmani
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In brief
An AI system built by Deepfake Technology Developers and Synthetic Audio Generation Technology and deployed by Information Manipulation Actors In Kosovo, Information Manipulation Actors and 1 other allegedly harmed Voters In Kosovo, Voters and 9 others.
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- 1 report
What happened
Purportedly AI-generated Facebook videos reportedly fabricated tense exchanges between Kosovo leaders Albin Kurti and Vjosa Osmani before the June 7, 2026 snap elections. The videos allegedly used prior images and had unnatural body movements, as well as purportedly mismatched synthetic voices.
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News reports (1)
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Who was involved
- Alleged deployer
- Information Manipulation Actors In Kosovo, Information Manipulation Actors, Deepfake Creators
- Alleged harmed party
- Voters In Kosovo, Voters, Vjosa Osmani, Social Media Users, General Public Of Kosovo, General Public, Facebook Users In Kosovo, Facebook Users, Epistemic Integrity, Democratic Integrity, Albin Kurti
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Other incidents involving Information Manipulation Actors In Kosovo, Information Manipulation Actors, Deepfake Creators
- Reported AI-Generated Videos Depicted Former Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani and Other Public Figures in Allegedly False Compromising Scenes
- Reported AI-Generated Videos Purported to Show Kosovo Diaspora Mobilization for Vetëvendosje Before Snap Elections
- Purportedly AI-Generated Airport Videos Reportedly Showed Kosovo Diaspora Voters Opposing Albin Kurti
Source record: incident #1519 on the AI Incident Database · all 1 report