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Deepfake Video Reportedly Depicts Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema Withdrawing from 2026 Election
A viral video circulating on social media in October 2023 falsely claimed that Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema announced he would not run in the 2026 elections. Fact-checkers and digital forensics experts confirmed the video was manipulated using basic AI tools. The footage originated from a TikTok account known for AI-generated content.
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- reported
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- Global
Reported occurrence date: 2023-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
Evidence & attribution
- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2023-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
First collected: 2026-09-19T22:50:59.123Z. This is not the publication date.
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