Purported Deepfake Targets Olena Zelenska in Alleged Russian Disinformation Campaign
Description
A purported deepfake video falsely suggesting that Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, purchased a luxury car, reportedly circulated widely online. The video is reportedly part of a Russian-linked disinformation campaign aimed at undermining Ukraine and its supporters.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- verite-cachee-france
- russian-linked-disinformation-network
- pro-kremlin-actors
- misinformation-spreaders
- information-manipulation-actors
- pro-russian-information-manipulation-actors
Alleged Developers
- deepfake-technology-developers
- synthetic-audio-generation-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- volodymyr-zelenskyy
- olena-zelenska
- government-of-ukraine
- general-public-of-ukraine
- general-public-of-the-united-states
- general-public-of-the-european-union
- bugatti
- relations-between-the-united-states-and-ukraine
- epistemic-integrity
- national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders
Classification
Risk Domain
Malicious Actors & MisuseRisk Subdomain
4.1. Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
MIT Risk Profile
Source
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Source Reports(5 total)
"Western expert" John Dougan tells the world about the Zelenskyyʼs drug courier and his wifeʼs Bugatti. The story of an American pervert and liar who was sheltered by Russia
«Olena Zelenska e la Bugatti da 4,5 milioni di euro comprata con i soldi degli aiuti all'Ucraina»: cosa c'è dietro la fake news sulla moglie del presidente ucraino