Partido Popular deepfake video shows PSOE figures falsely confessing to crimes in Spain
2026-10-22 | ESP | incident | reputational, safety
Our take
A governing-class political party produced the deepfake itself, which saves everyone the trouble of tracing it back to an anonymous account.
The facts
The Partido Popular (PP) used AI to create a deepfake video featuring PSOE figures, including Begoña Gómez and José Luis Ábalos, falsely confessing to crimes. The video caused reputational harm, prompted legal threats from PSOE, and sparked debate about AI's misuse in political communication in Spain.