Spain's Conservative Party Posts AI Deepfake Video of Sánchez's Wife and Zapatero

Spain's Conservative Party Posts AI Deepfake Video of Sánchez's Wife and Zapatero

Spain's conservative People's Party (PP) posted an AI deepfake video, a fake clip using AI-generated likenesses of real people. It shows Socialist-linked figures appearing to admit wrongdoing, including Begoña Gómez, wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and ex-president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Both deny any wrongdoing. Former Socialist Leire Diez has filed a defamation complaint. Nearly 2 million views.

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