Description: A deepfake video is reported to have falsely depicted U.S. Congressman Rob Wittman endorsing military support for Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party candidates in the 2024 presidential election. Shared on TikTok, the video is reported to have undermined Taiwanese voter confidence in the DPP by alleging U.S. interference. Reported fact-checking confirms Wittman never made the statements attributed to him.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Unknown actors in China, which harmed Rob Wittman , Democratic Progressive Party and Taiwanese voters.
Implicated AI system: Unknown deepfake app
Incident Stats
Incident ID
879
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2023-12-29
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
disinfowatch.org · 2023
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The Claim:
A December 29, 2023 deep fake video features US Congressman Rob Wittman endorsing military support for Taiwan if candidates from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) emerge victorious in the January 13 presidential elec…
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