Deepfake Tom Cruise Leads Russian Disinformation Attack on Paris Olympics?
A recent report from Microsoft has revealed a disturbing development: Russia is deploying a deepfake video featuring a fake Tom Cruise to undermine the upcoming Paris 2024 – Comité d’organisation des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de 2024. This video, part of a larger disinformation campaign, criticizes the International Olympic Committee – IOC and has been circulating on platforms like Telegram Messenger:
– The video, titled “Olympics Has Fallen,” uses AI-generated audio of Tom Cruise and falsely claims to be produced by Netflix.
– Promoted with bogus reviews from The New York Times and the BBC, the video spreads misleading narratives about the IOC and the Paris Games.
– Microsoft identified the campaign as the work of a Kremlin-linked group, Storm-1679, known for similar deceptive tactics in the past.
– Other disinformation efforts include fake news reports about terror threats and digitally generated images of graffiti in Paris threatening violence against Israelis.
This campaign is a stark reminder of the evolving landscape of digital misinformation and the sophisticated use of AI to create compelling but false content. It’s crucial to evaluate the information we consume online.
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Deepfake Tom Cruise Leads Russian Disinformation Attack on Paris Olympics?
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