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May 11, 2026Single source

Reported AI-generated videos showed Kosovo political figures in allegedly false scenes ahead of June 7 snap elections

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Videos reported as AI-generated depicted former Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, Lumir Abdixhiku, Edi Rama, Baton Haxhiu, Richard Grenell and Aleksandar Vučić in fabricated scenes. They implied partition talks and opposition coordination against Albin Kurti. The AI Incident Database logged it on 2026-05-11.

What this means for youFake videos of real politicians can circulate widely before an election and look convincing. Treat surprising political clips with caution and check them against trusted news outlets before sharing.

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Data from the AI Incident Database (incidentdatabase.ai), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. IAAI-21.

Source data license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (database). Report contents keep their own rights; reports.text, submissions, images and videos are excluded from the data license.

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