Description: In late December 2025, an altered image reportedly circulated online falsely depicting former Taiwanese legislator Kao Chia-yu posing in front of the PRC five-star flag, implying travel to or alignment with China. Reporting indicates the image was manipulated from a real photo taken at Taiwan's representative office in New York, replacing the Republic of China flag. Kao publicly debunked the image, citing AI-assisted disinformation and warning of political smearing ahead of elections.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown AI image generator developers and Deepfake technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Unknown actors and Information manipulation actors, which harmed Kao Chia-yu , General public , General public of Taiwan , Epistemic integrity and National security and intelligence stakeholders.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Deepfake technology and Image generator technology
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1320
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-12-25
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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Just recently, unscrupulous individuals used AI-generated video to forge Wang Shih-chien's identity, claiming he had traveled to China. Former legislator Kao Chia-yu has also become a victim. Someone maliciously photoshopped a picture of he…
Variants
A "variant" is an AI incident similar to a known case—it has the same causes, harms, and AI system. Instead of listing it separately, we group it under the first reported incident. Unlike other incidents, variants do not need to have been reported outside the AIID. Learn more from the research paper.
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