Description: Purportedly AI-manipulated Facebook videos reportedly targeted former Kosovo MP Paris Guri and LDK Youth Forum members before Kosovo's June 7, 2026 snap elections. One video allegedly altered an original LDK image to show youth members holding milk bottles, while another reportedly fabricated Guri making a pro-Kurti statement.
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View all entitiesAlleged: Deepfake technology developers , Synthetic media generation technology developers and Synthetic video generation technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Synthetic media creators , Information manipulation actors in Kosovo , Information manipulation actors and Deepfake creators, which harmed Voters in Kosovo , Voters , Social media users , Paris Guri , Kosovo parliamentary candidates , General public of Kosovo , General public , Facebook users in Kosovo , Facebook users , Epistemic integrity , Democratic League of Kosovo Youth Forum , Democratic League of Kosovo and Democratic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Social media platforms , Facebook , Deepfake technology , Synthetic media generation technology and Synthetic video generation technology
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2026-05-15