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AI Video-Making Tool Abused to Deploy Pro-China News on Social Media

Synthesia's AI-generated video-making tool was reportedly used by Spamouflage to disseminate pro-China propaganda news on social media using videos featuring highly realistic fictitious news anchors.

Date it happened
2022-12-01
Organisation involved
Spamouflage Dragon
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