14 Mar, 2026
1 min read

Meta Allows Deepfake of Irish Presidential Candidate To Spread for 12 Hours Before Removal

Meta removed a deepfake video from Facebook that falsely depicted Catherine Connolly withdrawing from Ireland’s presidential election. The video was posted to an account called RTE News AI and viewed almost 30,000 times over 12 hours before the Irish Independent contacted the platform. The fabricated bulletin featured AI-generated versions of RTE newsreader Sharon Ni Bheolain […]