Incident 328: Fake Accounts Using GAN Faces Deployed by Propaganda Campaign on Social Platforms
Description: A pro-China propaganda campaign deployed fake accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube using GAN-synthesized faces to share and post comments on its content to gain wider circulation.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: unknown developed an AI system deployed by Spamouflage Dragon, which harmed Facebook users , Twitter Users and YouTube users.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
328
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2020-06-13
Editors
Khoa Lam
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
graphika.com · 2020
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Social media accounts from the pro-Chinese political spam network Spamouflage Dragon started posting English-language videos that attacked American policy and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump in June, as the rhetorical conf…
pcmag.com · 2020
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A pro-China propaganda campaign that’s been bashing the US on social media created fake followers with the help of AI-generated images.
Since June, the campaign has been posting English-language videos critical of the Trump administration …
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