Description: The Facebook page Specbuk reportedly published an AI-manipulated image allegedly suggesting inappropriate physical conduct between Kosovo MPs Besnik Tahiri and Duda Balje inside Kosovo's Parliament. KALLXO/Krypometër reported that the image had a high probability of being AI-generated, and Tahiri reportedly said the post was fake news intended to damage his political reputation.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Synthetic media generation technology developers , Image generation technology developers and Deepfake technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Specbuk (Facebook) , Information manipulation actors in Kosovo and Information manipulation actors, which harmed Voters in Kosovo , Voters , General public of Kosovo , General public , Epistemic integrity , Duda Balje , Democratic integrity and Besnik Tahiri.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Synthetic media generation technology , Social media platforms , Image generation technology , Facebook and Deepfake technology
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1529
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2026-04-30
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
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Statement
Besnik Tahiri takes a selfie with Duda Balaj in the Parliament building
Facebook Pages
Rating
Lie
The photo published on the "Specbuk" page, which shows MPs Besnik Tahiri and Duda Balaj in the Parliament building, is manipulated …
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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