A number of realistic AI ‘deepfake’ videos against Catherine Connolly have amassed over 160,000 views on Facebook, including a synthetically-created video of Catherine Connolly announcing her ‘withdrawal’ from the presidential contest
AI deepfake video of Catherine Connolly ‘quitting’ presidential race goes viral on Facebook
A series of Al deepfake videos of RTÉ news bulletins criticising presidential candidate Catherine Connolly have amassed over 160,000 views and hundreds of genuine comments on Facebook.
The latest instalment on Tuesday claimed that Ms Connolly is withdrawing from the election and that Friday’s presidential election has been cancelled.