Description: A purported deepfake video depicting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. using drugs was released by Rodrigo Duterte ally Claire "Maharlika" Contreras at a Maisug rally in Los Angeles. The clip was reportedly timed to discredit Marcos ahead of his State of the Nation Address. Philippine authorities reportedly confirmed it was fake. The video was allegedly amplified by China's Spamouflage network via coordinated inauthentic accounts on X and YouTube.
Editor Notes: Timeline note: This reported incident is dated 07/21/2024; it reportedly went viral 07/22/2024. It was ingested in the AIID on 07/03/2025. See also Incident 676.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Claire Contreras , Spamouflage , Government of China and Rodrigo Duterte supporters, which harmed Ferdinand Marcos Jr. , Government of the Philippines , General public of the Philippines , Epistemic integrity and Philippines-China relations.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1129
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2024-07-21
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
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Variants
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