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Alleged Deepfake Audio Depicts Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Ordering Military Action
A purported deepfake audio clip portraying Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordering an attack on China spread online in July 2024, fueling tensions in the West Philippine Sea. The Presidential Communications Office reportedly debunked it as fake, attributing it to foreign actors.
- Date it happened
- 2024-04-24
- Organisation involved
- Unknown actors targeting Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Unknown actors
- Product, system or model
- YouTube, Social media, Deepfake technology, Synthetic audio generation technology
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