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Fake Accounts Using GAN Faces Deployed by Propaganda Campaign on Social Platforms

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.

Date it happened
2020-06-13
Organisation involved
Spamouflage Dragon
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