AI Incident Database: Disinformation Deepfake Circulates of State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller Suggesting Belgorod Can Be Attacked with U.S. Weapons
A deepfake video of State Department spokesman Matthew Miller falsely suggested Belgorod was a legitimate target for Ukrainian strikes. This disinformation spread on Telegram and Russian media, misleading the public and inciting tensions. U.S. officials condemned the deepfake. This incident is an example of the threat of AI-powered disinformation and hybrid attacks.
AI Incident Database · Incident 702Operator lens (medium): inspect D2 (output validation), D7 (tool permissions).
Event summary
A deepfake video of State Department spokesman Matthew Miller falsely suggested Belgorod was a legitimate target for Ukrainian strikes. This disinformation spread on Telegram and Russian media, misleading the public and inciting tensions. U.S. officials condemned the deepfake. This incident is an example of the threat of AI-powered disinformation and hybrid attacks.
Linked entities
- unknown-deepfake-creators
organisation | 70%
- russian-government
organisation | 70%
- matthew-miller
organisation | 70%
- department-of-state
organisation | 70%
- biden-administration
organisation | 70%
Related graph edges
| Edge | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| ent-aiid-russian-government to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-russian-government to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-russian-government to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-russian-government to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-russian-government to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-russian-government to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-russian-government to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-russian-government to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-russian-government to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-russian-government to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-russian-government to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-russian-government to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |