Description: Spain's conservative People's Party reportedly circulated an AI-generated video impersonating the prime minister's wife and Socialist figures making apparent admissions of misconduct. Former Socialist party member Leire Díez filed a defamation complaint; her lawyers alleged insults, anxiety requiring treatment and isolation at home with her daughters. The party reportedly defended the video as political criticism. Its AI disclosure was reportedly small and faint.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Voice cloning technology developers , Synthetic video generation technology developers , Synthetic media technology developers , Synthetic audio generation technology developers and Deepfake technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Synthetic media creators , political organizations , People's Party (Spain) , Partido Popular and Deepfake creators, which harmed political organizations , Spanish Socialist Workers' Party , Social media users , Santos Cerdán , Public figures , Politicians in Spain , Politicians , Partido Socialista Obrero Español , Montse Mínguez , Leire Díez , José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero , José Luis Ábalos , Impersonated public figures , Epistemic integrity , Democratic integrity and Begoña Gómez.
Alleged implicated AI systems: X (Twitter) , Voice cloning technology , TikTok , Synthetic video generation technology , Synthetic media technology , Synthetic audio generation technology , Social media platforms , Instagram and Deepfake technology
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1785
Report Count
3
Incident Date
2026-10-21
Editors
Dummy Dummy
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There's not just a 10-hour difference between the two videos. The first, from the PSOE, was published on Pedro Sánchez's official account at 8:29 a.m. this Wednesday, just before Javier Milei's presentation at the Casino de Madrid. And the …
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Leire Díez has filed a lawsuit against the People's Party (PP) over an AI-generated video that claims Díez hired "thugs" to eliminate a judge, referring to Judge Beatriz Biedma. Díez's defense alleges the crimes of slander, defamation, and …
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A political ad from Spain’s main opposition party that used a deepfake video of the prime minister’s wife has sparked outrage and set off a wider debate on AI, as the deeply polarised country gears up for general elections next month.
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