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Purportedly AI-Manipulated Image Allegedly Suggested Inappropriate Conduct Between Besnik Tahiri and Duda Balje in Kosovo Parliament

1 news report Snapshot 7 Sep 2026

In brief

An AI system built by Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers, Image Generation Technology Developers and 1 other and deployed by Specbuk (Facebook), Information Manipulation Actors In Kosovo and 1 other allegedly harmed Voters In Kosovo, Voters and 6 others.

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1 reportApr 2026

What happened

The Facebook page Specbuk reportedly published an AI-manipulated image allegedly suggesting inappropriate physical conduct between Kosovo MPs Besnik Tahiri and Duda Balje inside Kosovo's Parliament. KALLXO/Krypometër reported that the image had a high probability of being AI-generated, and Tahiri reportedly said the post was fake news intended to damage his political reputation.

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News reports (1)

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Who was involved

Alleged harmed party
Voters In Kosovo, Voters, General Public Of Kosovo, General Public, Epistemic Integrity, Duda Balje, Democratic Integrity, Besnik Tahiri

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Source record: incident #1529 on the AI Incident Database · all 1 report