Description: A purported deepfake video circulated online that is alleged to have falsely depicted Irish presidential candidate Catherine Connolly announcing her withdrawal from the race. The clip reportedly mimicked an RTÉ news broadcast and spread across social media before being reported to the Electoral Commission. Connolly reportedly condemned the video as a malicious attempt to mislead voters and undermine democratic trust.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown voice cloning technology developer and Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Unknown malicious actors impersonating Catherine Connolly and Unknown malicious actors, which harmed Voters in Ireland , RTÉ , General public of Ireland , Epistemic integrity , Electoral integrity , Catherine Connolly , Truth and Democracy.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown voice cloning technology , Unknown deepfake technology and Social media
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1258
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2025-10-22
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
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Irish presidential candidate Catherine Connolly has lodged a formal complaint with the Electoral Commission over a "malicious deep-fake" AI video.
The video appeared online on Tuesday night and showed an AI version of Connolly appearing to …
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Catherine Connolly has condemned an AI generated deepfake video that falsely showed her withdrawing from the presidential election.
The video, designed to look like a RTÉ News bulletin, was viewed almost 30,000 times on Facebook before it w…
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