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DATE: October 23, 2026 at 02:01AM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORG

TITLE: Opposition Deepfake Video Sparks Outrage in Spain Ahead of Election

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Source: The Guardian

A political ad from Spain's main opposition party that used a deepfake video of the prime minister's wife has sparked outrage and set off a debate on artificial intelligence, as the country gears up for general elections. Launched this week across social media, the video used AI to manipulate the likenesses of people linked to Pedro Sánchez's Socialist party and appeared to show them admitting to acts such as soliciting prostitutes and taking...

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