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Incident 1647: AI-Generated Voice Mimicking Taiwan President Lai Ching-te Reportedly Used in Political Video Criticizing Government Food-Safety Response

Description: A political video titled "It's Out of Your Control" reportedly used an AI-generated voice resembling Taiwan President Lai Ching-te while criticizing the government's response to a cooking-oil safety scandal. Police said the voice could be mistaken for Lai and later confirmed it was AI-generated. Opposition figures defended the video as political expression while prosecutors opened a forgery investigation.

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Alleged: Voice cloning technology developers , Synthetic media generation technology developers , Synthetic audio generation technology developers and Deepfake technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Wei Chun-yu , Synthetic media creators , Political operatives , Information manipulation actors in Taiwan and Information manipulation actors, which harmed YouTube users , public figures , Political figures , Lai Ching-te , General public of Taiwan , General public , Epistemic integrity and Democratic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: YouTube , Voice cloning technology , Synthetic media generation technology , Synthetic audio generation technology and Deepfake technology

Incident Stats

Incident ID
1647
Report Count
6
Incident Date
2026-07-24
Editors
Daniel Atherton

Incident Reports

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Incident OccurrenceThe video "You Can't Get Rid of Oil" is suspected of using AI to synthesize President Lai's voice! The producer faces scrutiny; the Criminal Investigation Bureau responds.AI mimicking Lai Ching-te's voice ignites clashes between the KMT and DPP; scholars call for the establishment of a mechanism to expose such misinformation and prevent its abuse.+1
DPP urges investigation of AI video mimicking Lai
EDITORIAL: Is it time for a deepfake law?Taipei, Tainan mayors face legal complaints
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The video "You Can't Get Rid of Oil" is suspected of using AI to synthesize President Lai's voice! The producer faces scrutiny; the Criminal Investigation Bureau responds.

The video "You Can't Get Rid of Oil" is suspected of using AI to synthesize President Lai's voice! The producer faces scrutiny; the Criminal Investigation Bureau responds.

news.tvbs.com.tw

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AI mimicking Lai Ching-te's voice ignites clashes between the KMT and DPP; scholars call for the establishment of a mechanism to expose such misinformation and prevent its abuse.

AI mimicking Lai Ching-te's voice ignites clashes between the KMT and DPP; scholars call for the establishment of a mechanism to expose such misinformation and prevent its abuse.

taiwannews.com.tw

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DPP urges investigation of AI video mimicking Lai

DPP urges investigation of AI video mimicking Lai

taipeitimes.com

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"You Can't Get Rid Of" Suspected of Being a Deepfake AI Voice Actor Scammed from Lai Ching-te's Voice; Criminal Investigation Bureau Reports to Taipei District Prosecutors Office, Case Opened Today

"You Can't Get Rid Of" Suspected of Being a Deepfake AI Voice Actor Scammed from Lai Ching-te's Voice; Criminal Investigation Bureau Reports to Taipei District Prosecutors Office, Case Opened Today

news.tvbs.com.tw

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EDITORIAL: Is it time for a deepfake law?

EDITORIAL: Is it time for a deepfake law?

taipeitimes.com

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Taipei, Tainan mayors face legal complaints

Taipei, Tainan mayors face legal complaints

taipeitimes.com

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The video "You Can't Get Rid of Oil" is suspected of using AI to synthesize President Lai's voice! The producer faces scrutiny; the Criminal Investigation Bureau responds.
news.tvbs.com.tw · 2026
AI Translated

The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) stated today that the police's visit to the home of a Mr. Wei, the producer of the "You Can't Say No Oil" video, to investigate the video's content was due to a report that the video allegedly used AI…

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AI mimicking Lai Ching-te's voice ignites clashes between the KMT and DPP; scholars call for the establishment of a mechanism to expose such misinformation and prevent its abuse.
taiwannews.com.tw · 2026
AI Translated

A video circulating online, featuring an AI-generated imitation of President Lai Ching-te's voice, has sparked controversy regarding law enforcement and freedom of speech. The Criminal Investigation Bureau was notified and is investigating.…

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DPP urges investigation of AI video mimicking Lai
taipeitimes.com · 2026

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday called for a judicial investigation into the potentially illegal use of artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate the voice of President William Lai (賴清德) in a video criticizing the governm…

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"You Can't Get Rid Of" Suspected of Being a Deepfake AI Voice Actor Scammed from Lai Ching-te's Voice; Criminal Investigation Bureau Reports to Taipei District Prosecutors Office, Case Opened Today
news.tvbs.com.tw · 2026
AI Translated

"Principal Lyle" and "Wind Direction Co., Ltd." recently released an anti-toxic oil video, "Oil Must Not Be Yours," which sparked online discussion. However, on the 25th, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) suddenly sent officers to the…

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EDITORIAL: Is it time for a deepfake law?
taipeitimes.com · 2026

A short political promotional video released on July 24, which allegedly used artificial intelligence (AI) to mimic the voice of President William Lai (賴清德) in a criticism of the government’s handling of a cooking oil safety scandal, has be…

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Taipei, Tainan mayors face legal complaints
taipeitimes.com · 2026

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che (黃偉哲) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are both facing legal complaints over artificial intelligence (AI)-generated voice contro…

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