Deepfakes swirl in Korea ahead of general elections
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- Deepfakes Circulating and Eroding Electoral Integrity in the Lead-up to 2024 South Korean legislative election
event | 20 Apr 2024 | 78%
In the lead-up to Korea's parliamentary elections, at least 129 deepfake videos and images were reported to have been detected, violating new election laws. These AI-generated deepfakes were used to mislead and manipulate public opinion, prompting a crackdown by the National Election Commission.