Manipulated Deepfake Video of Lai Ching-te Endorsing Rivals in Lead-up to January Presidential Elections
Description
In the lead-up to Taiwan's presidential election in January 2024, a deepfake video circulated showing candidate Lai Ching-te endorsing his rivals. Taiwanese intelligence issued warnings of intensified Chinese disinformation campaigns, such as Spamouflage, aimed at manipulating the election outcome.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- people's-liberation-army
- chinese-communist-party
- base-311
Alleged Developers
- people's-liberation-army
- chinese-communist-party
- base-311
Harmed Parties
- taiwanese-voters
- lai-ching-te
- democratic-progressive-party
- democratic-integrity
Classification
Risk Domain
Malicious Actors & MisuseRisk Subdomain
4.1. Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
MIT Risk Profile
Source
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