Description: Spain's conservative People's Party reportedly circulated an AI-generated video impersonating the prime minister's wife and Socialist figures making apparent admissions of misconduct. Former Socialist party member Leire Díez filed a defamation complaint; her lawyers alleged insults, anxiety requiring treatment and isolation at home with her daughters. The party reportedly defended the video as political criticism. Its AI disclosure was reportedly small and faint.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Voice cloning technology developers , Synthetic video generation technology developers , Synthetic media technology developers , Synthetic audio generation technology developers and Deepfake technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Synthetic media creators , political organizations , People's Party (Spain) , Partido Popular and Deepfake creators, which harmed political organizations , Spanish Socialist Workers' Party , Social media users , Santos Cerdán , Public figures , Politicians in Spain , Politicians , Partido Socialista Obrero Español , Montse Mínguez , Leire Díez , José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero , José Luis Ábalos , Impersonated public figures , Epistemic integrity , Democratic integrity and Begoña Gómez.
Alleged implicated AI systems: X (Twitter) , Voice cloning technology , TikTok , Synthetic video generation technology , Synthetic media technology , Synthetic audio generation technology , Social media platforms , Instagram and Deepfake technology
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1785
Report Count
3
Incident Date
2026-10-21
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
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No solo hay 10 horas de diferencia entre los dos vídeos. El primero, del PSOE, se publicó en la cuenta oficial de Pedro Sánchez a las 8.29 de la mañana de este miércoles, justo antes de la ponencia de Javier Milei en el Casino de Madrid. Y …
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Leire Díez ha presentado una querella contra el Partido Popular por el vídeo hecho por inteligencia artificial que menciona que Díez contrató a "matones" para quitar de en medio a una juez, en alusión a la juez Beatriz Biedma. La defensa de…
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A political ad from Spain’s main opposition party that used a deepfake video of the prime minister’s wife has sparked outrage and set off a wider debate on AI, as the deeply polarised country gears up for general elections next month.
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