Russia-linked campaign uses AI-generated fake videos and MDR branding to attack German politicians

MDR's logo is the finishing touch on the latest batch of Kremlin-adjacent deepfakes. The Saxony-Anhalt state election is the target window.

Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) has been targeted by a Russia-linked disinformation campaign using AI-generated fake videos and fabricated allegations against politicians. The campaign, aiming to influence public opinion before Saxony-Anhalt's state election, misused MDR's branding to lend credibility to the false content.

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