Alleged Deepfake Audio Depicts Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Ordering Military Action
Description
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.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- unknown-actors-targeting-ferdinand-marcos-jr.
- unknown-actors
Alleged Developers
- deepfake-technology-developers
- synthetic-audio-generation-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- philippines-china-relations
- philippines
- government-of-the-philippines
- general-public-of-the-philippines
- general-public-of-china
- general-public
- ferdinand-marcos-jr.
Classification
Risk Domain
Malicious Actors & MisuseRisk Subdomain
4.1. Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
MIT Risk Profile
Source
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