2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z
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Amandine Le Pen Deepfake Account Misleads Thousands on TikTok
A TikTok account, "Amandine Le Pen," created using AI deepfake technology, impersonated a fictional niece of Marine Le Pen, amassing over 30,000 followers. The account spread pro-RN messages and solicited donations, misleading users and exploiting political influence. Visual inconsistencies revealed the deepfake, raising concerns about AI misuse for political manipulation, identity theft, and violation of personal rights, especially with similar accounts proliferating, such as "Lena Maréchal Lepen."
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Reported occurrence date: 2024-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
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- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2024-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
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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