Description: Social media posts in Thailand reportedly circulated an image purporting to show Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul dining with South African businessman Benjamin Mauerberger ("Ben Smith"), implying long ties. AFP reported Google's SynthID flagged the image with "very high" confidence as made with Google AI tools; Anutin reportedly denied its veracity. The post reportedly spread on the eve of Thailand's election.
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View all entitiesAlleged: Google developed an AI system deployed by CSI LA (Facebook page) and Unknown disinformation actors, which harmed Anutin Charnvirakul , Benjamin Mauerberger , Voters in Thailand , Electoral integrity and Epistemic integrity.
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Incident ID
1369
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2026-02-07
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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As Thailand geared up for its second general elections in three years on February 8, 2026, a synthetic image of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dining with a South African businessman whom a report has accused of laundering money for sca…
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