{
 "id": "AIR-2023-0027",
 "slug": "ai-generated-voice-deepfakes-used-in-sudanese-conflict-disin",
 "title": "AI-Generated Voice Deepfakes Used in Sudanese Conflict Disinformation",
 "summary": "Actors circulated synthetic voice recordings claiming to be former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir to influence political perceptions during civil conflict. The channel was eventually removed by TikTok for violating synthetic media policies.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 3,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "TikTok"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2023-08-20",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2023-08-20",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1087",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Campaign Featuring Purported AI-Generated Audio Attributed to Omar al-Bashir Spreads During Sudanese Conflict",
   "published_at": "2023-08-20"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.9,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "disinformation",
  "voice-cloning"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}