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Voters in Ireland

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Incident 12582 Report
Purported Deepfake Mimicking RTÉ Broadcast Falsely Announced Irish Presidential Candidate Catherine Connolly's Withdrawal

2025-10-22

A purported deepfake video circulated online that is alleged to have falsely depicted Irish presidential candidate Catherine Connolly announcing her withdrawal from the race. The clip reportedly mimicked an RTÉ news broadcast and spread across social media before being reported to the Electoral Commission. Connolly reportedly condemned the video as a malicious attempt to mislead voters and undermine democratic trust.

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Unknown malicious actors impersonating Catherine Connolly

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1258
    2 Reports

    Purported Deepfake Mimicking RTÉ Broadcast Falsely Announced Irish Presidential Candidate Catherine Connolly's Withdrawal

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Unknown malicious actors

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1258
    2 Reports

    Purported Deepfake Mimicking RTÉ Broadcast Falsely Announced Irish Presidential Candidate Catherine Connolly's Withdrawal

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Unknown voice cloning technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1258
    2 Reports

    Purported Deepfake Mimicking RTÉ Broadcast Falsely Announced Irish Presidential Candidate Catherine Connolly's Withdrawal

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Unknown deepfake technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1258
    2 Reports

    Purported Deepfake Mimicking RTÉ Broadcast Falsely Announced Irish Presidential Candidate Catherine Connolly's Withdrawal

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RTÉ

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1258
    2 Reports

    Purported Deepfake Mimicking RTÉ Broadcast Falsely Announced Irish Presidential Candidate Catherine Connolly's Withdrawal

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General public of Ireland

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1258
    2 Reports

    Purported Deepfake Mimicking RTÉ Broadcast Falsely Announced Irish Presidential Candidate Catherine Connolly's Withdrawal

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Epistemic integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1258
    2 Reports

    Purported Deepfake Mimicking RTÉ Broadcast Falsely Announced Irish Presidential Candidate Catherine Connolly's Withdrawal

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Electoral integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1258
    2 Reports

    Purported Deepfake Mimicking RTÉ Broadcast Falsely Announced Irish Presidential Candidate Catherine Connolly's Withdrawal

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Catherine Connolly

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1258
    2 Reports

    Purported Deepfake Mimicking RTÉ Broadcast Falsely Announced Irish Presidential Candidate Catherine Connolly's Withdrawal

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Truth

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1258
    2 Reports

    Purported Deepfake Mimicking RTÉ Broadcast Falsely Announced Irish Presidential Candidate Catherine Connolly's Withdrawal

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Democracy

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1258
    2 Reports

    Purported Deepfake Mimicking RTÉ Broadcast Falsely Announced Irish Presidential Candidate Catherine Connolly's Withdrawal

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Unknown voice cloning technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1258
    2 Reports

    Purported Deepfake Mimicking RTÉ Broadcast Falsely Announced Irish Presidential Candidate Catherine Connolly's Withdrawal

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Unknown deepfake technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1258
    2 Reports

    Purported Deepfake Mimicking RTÉ Broadcast Falsely Announced Irish Presidential Candidate Catherine Connolly's Withdrawal

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Social media

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1258
    2 Reports

    Purported Deepfake Mimicking RTÉ Broadcast Falsely Announced Irish Presidential Candidate Catherine Connolly's Withdrawal

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