Description: A video surfaced in late June 2025 reportedly depicting Cambodian Senate President (and former Prime Minister) Hun Sen asking for money to fund a war against Thailand. The clip purportedly repurposed real footage with an AI-generated fake Thai voice track and was shared widely online. Cambodia's Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) reportedly condemned the video as malicious disinformation intended to incite ultra-nationalist sentiment and disrupt diplomatic relations.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake technology developer and Unknown voice cloning technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Unnamed Thai national, which harmed Hun Sen , Relations between Cambodia and Thailand , General public of Cambodia , General public of Thailand and Epistemic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown deepfake technology and Unknown voice cloning technology
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1127
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-06-27
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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Synopsis: Cambodia’s Telecoms Ministry denounced an AI-generated video of Hun Sen, warning it spreads false war claims and threatens diplomatic ties with Thailand.
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) has strongly condemned th…
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