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Incident 1127: Purported AI-Generated Audio Clip Allegedly Portrays Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen Raising Money for Conflict with Thailand

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.

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Alleged: 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

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Incident ID
1127
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-06-27
Editors
Daniel Atherton

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Incident OccurrenceMPTC condemns deepfake video of Senate President
MPTC condemns deepfake video of Senate President

MPTC condemns deepfake video of Senate President

khmertimeskh.com

MPTC condemns deepfake video of Senate President
khmertimeskh.com · 2025

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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