Description: A network of allegedly fake Facebook profiles using purportedly AI-generated profile images reportedly coordinated the spread of posts by members of Bulgaria's political party "There Is Such a People" (ITN) during the pre-election period. Reporting said the accounts repeatedly shared posts by ITN politician Pavela Mitova and ITN's leader Slavi Trifonov, helping make them appear highly engaging on Facebook and increasing their visibility.
Editor Notes: Timeline notes: This incident ID is rooted in the Factcheck.bg report of 04/06/2026. It documents coordinated inauthentic behavior that begins no later than 02/22/2026, when an allegedly fake Facebook profile is reported to have shared Pavela Mitova's 02/20/2026 post twice as part of a broader network amplifying ITN-related content. The incident ID was created 04/24/2026.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown image generator developers , Unknown generative AI developers and Unknown deepfake technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Shte Ima Takuv Narod (Aneliya Yordanova) (Facebook profile) , Nikola Savov (Facebook profile) and Magdalena Kostova (Facebook profile), which harmed Kelly Gale , Ivan Tomanovich , Ivan Hristanov , General public of Bulgaria , General public , Epistemic integrity , Electoral integrity , Bulgarian voters and Bulgarian Facebook users.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown image generator technology , Social media platforms , Facebook content-ranking system and Facebook
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1466
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2026-02-22
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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Встъпването в длъжност на служебния кабинет с премиер Андрей Гюров предизвика засилена активност от страна на представителите на „Има такъв народ" (ИТН) срещу членовете му. Докато зам.-председателят на партията Тошко Йорданов и зам.-предсе…
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