"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 tonight 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 claims that Ms Connolly is withdrawing from the election and that Friday's presidential election has been cancelled."
"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 claims that Ms Connolly is withdrawing from the election and that Friday's presidential election has been cancelled. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news"
Multiple realistic AI deepfake videos target presidential candidate Catherine Connolly and have amassed over 160,000 views on Facebook. One synthetically-created video depicts Catherine Connolly announcing her purported 'withdrawal' from the presidential contest. A series of AI deepfake videos styled as RTÉ news bulletins criticise Catherine Connolly and have generated hundreds of genuine comments on Facebook. The latest instalment, posted on Tuesday, asserts that Ms Connolly is withdrawing and that Friday's presidential election has been cancelled. A prompt appears inviting readers to join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel to stay up to date with the latest news.
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