Description: A purported AI‑generated deepfake video circulated online falsely depicting a physical altercation between Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape. The footage reportedly caused public confusion and risked damaging relations between Bougainville and Papua New Guinea. Toroama reportedly condemned the video as false and malicious, as well as potentially destabilizing, urging stronger action against misleading AI‑generated content.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown voice cloning technology developer and Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Unknown actor(s) provoking tensions between Papua New Guinea and Bougainville, which harmed James Marape , Ishmael Toroama , Government of Papua New Guinea , General public of Papua New Guinea , General public of Bougainville and Bougainville Autonomous Government.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown voice cloning technology and Unknown deepfake technology
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1162
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-04-07
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama has expressed deep concern and disgust over the circulation of an AI-generated video depicting a fabricated altercation between himself and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape.
President Toroa…
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