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incidents/AIR-2024-0029

Deepfake Video Used in Disinformation Campaign Against Tim Walz

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

A deepfake video misattributing claims to a former student was circulated as part of a foreign disinformation campaign. The media reached millions before being flagged for manipulation.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • Deepfake fraud
    Synthetic voice, video or images used to impersonate people for fraud, extortion or access.
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
mitre atlas
Both rows are derived from the type and categories (OWASP 2025 edition, ATLAS release 2026.09), not classified per record. How
severity
3 · Confirmed exploitation
Used against real targets; limited or unclear impact.
targets
Individuals
incident date
16 Oct 2024
first reported
16 Oct 2024
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.90 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
deepfake · storm-1516 · disinformation · elections
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-10-16
    Purported Deepfake Allegedly Misattributes Claims to Former Student in Attack on Vice-Presidential Candidate Tim Walz
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/824

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