Purportedly AI-Generated Images Allegedly Linked Sami Lushtaku to Banjska Attack Suspect Milan Radoičić
The Facebook page ZËRI Shqiptar reportedly published AI-generated images purporting to show Sami Lushtaku, the mayor of Skenderaj, Kosovo, traveling in a luxury car with Milan Radoičić, a former Serb List official accused in connection with the 2023 Banjska attack on Kosovo police. The reportedly AI-generated images appeared amid a political dispute after Vetëvendosje officials accused Lushtaku of assaulting Hysni Mehani, the party's local leader in Skenderaj.
- Date it happened
- 2026-05-16
- Organisation involved
- ZËRI Shqiptar (Facebook), Information manipulation actors in Kosovo, Information manipulation actors
- Product, system or model
- Synthetic media generation technology, Social media platforms, Image generation technology, Facebook, Deepfake technology
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