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Incident 16476 Report
AI-Generated Voice Mimicking Taiwan President Lai Ching-te Reportedly Used in Political Video Criticizing Government Food-Safety Response
2026-07-24
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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Reported AI-Assisted Influence Campaigns by GoLaxy Allegedly Targeting Hong Kong and Taiwan Political Discourse
2020-06-30
Reportedly leaked documents reviewed by researchers and media allege that Chinese firm GoLaxy used its "GoPro" AI system in multiple influence campaigns. In 2020, it reportedly tracked 180,000 Twitter accounts to counter opposition to Hong Kong's National Security Law; in 2022–2023, it amplified praise for China's Zero Covid policy using purportedly fake Facebook accounts; and in late 2023, allegedly it advised on messaging to weaken Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party.
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Purportedly AI-Manipulated Image Reported to Falsely Depict Taiwanese Politician Kao Chia-yu Posing With PRC Flag
2025-12-25
In late December 2025, an altered image reportedly circulated online falsely depicting former Taiwanese legislator Kao Chia-yu posing in front of the PRC five-star flag, implying travel to or alignment with China. Reporting indicates the image was manipulated from a real photo taken at Taiwan's representative office in New York, replacing the Republic of China flag. Kao publicly debunked the image, citing AI-assisted disinformation and warning of political smearing ahead of elections.
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