Deepfake video of Irish presidential candidate rocks campaign – POLITICO

RTÉ made mention of other deepfake videos, either attacking Connolly or alleging spoiled ballots.

Meta has removed some videos related to Connolly for a violation of its voter interference policy. RTÉ reported that a YouTube channel sharing the videos was removed. Google didn’t comment on a request from POLITICO in time for publication.

The European Commission acknowledged the existence of the Irish deepfake video in a press briefing on Wednesday and said it is tracking the matter.

“We are aware of the deepfake video, we’re in touch with the Irish authorities,” European Commission spokesperson Markus Lammert said.

Elections are a matter of national competence, he pointed out, but he added that under the EU’s social media law, the Digital Services Act, platforms “must protect the integrity of elections on their services.”