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Purportedly AI-Manipulated Videos Reportedly Targeted Former Kosovo MP Paris Guri and LDK Youth Members Before Snap Elections

1 news report Snapshot 7 Sep 2026

In brief

An AI system built by Deepfake Technology Developers, Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers and 1 other and deployed by Synthetic Media Creators, Information Manipulation Actors In Kosovo and 2 others allegedly harmed Voters In Kosovo, Voters and 11 others.

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1 reportMay 2026

What happened

Purportedly AI-manipulated Facebook videos reportedly targeted former Kosovo MP Paris Guri and LDK Youth Forum members before Kosovo's June 7, 2026 snap elections. One video allegedly altered an original LDK image to show youth members holding milk bottles, while another reportedly fabricated Guri making a pro-Kurti statement.

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News reports (1)

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Who was involved

Alleged harmed party
Voters In Kosovo, Voters, Social Media Users, Paris Guri, Kosovo Parliamentary Candidates, General Public Of Kosovo, General Public, Facebook Users In Kosovo, Facebook Users, Epistemic Integrity, Democratic League Of Kosovo Youth Forum, Democratic League Of Kosovo, Democratic Integrity

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Source record: incident #1524 on the AI Incident Database · all 1 report